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B.C. Premier Eby apologizes to Doukhobors, for wrongs that 'echoed for generations'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who were forcibly taken from the...
Feb 27, 2024
Generals ready to battle Glacier Kings in first round of VIJHL Playoffs
PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are set to kick off their VIJHL title defense.The team finished third in the North Division and draws a matchup against the second seeded Comox Valley Glacier Kings...
Feb 27, 2024
Lu Dort thinks more high school programs will help grow basketball in Montreal
OKLAHOMA CITY - Luguentz Dort likes the direction that basketball in Montreal is headed, but he would make just one tweak. Dort is having an excellent season as the starting small forward for the West...
Feb 27, 2024
San Francisco apologizes to Black residents for decades of racist policies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city's role in perpetuating racism and discrimination. "On behalf of th...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada's Pamela Ware looks for redemption at diving World Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - Top Canadian diver Pamela Ware is looking for redemption this weekend after a world championship to forget earlier this month. Following a stellar 2023 season that included five World Cup m...
Feb 27, 2024
20 years since NHL's record-setting brawl, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere
Minnesota's Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago's Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took eve...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada men's rugby coach Kingsley Jones looks forward to busy 2024 fixture list
The Canadian men's rugby team could play as many as nine test matches this year, starting in July with games against sixth-ranked Scotland and No. 20 Romania in Ottawa. The 21st-ranked Canadian men wi...
Feb 27, 2024
Quebec doesn't seem serious about discussing asylum seeker costs: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he doesn't think Quebec wants to have serious discussions about the costs and social consequences of the influx of asylum seekers. Miller told re...
Feb 27, 2024
Sean Payton hints at moving on from Russell Wilson, says Broncos have to hit on 'the next one' at QB
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Sean Payton isn't providing anything definitive on Russell Wilson's time in Denver but he did hint at the Broncos moving on from him when he suggested the team cannot afford to...
Feb 27, 2024
Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.'s auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Environment is not effectively managing hazardous spills in the province, using a decade-old response plan and data that is not easil...
Feb 27, 2024