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Hwy. 4 to close for 10 hour stretch during daytime traffic
NANAIMO - The only road access to and from Tofino and Ucluelet will close for an extended period of time for ongoing construction work. Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Hill will close for 10 hours on Tuesday, March...
Mar 22, 2021
Canadian Michael Kovrig tried in Beijing as Western nations protest
BEIJING - A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom ...
Mar 22, 2021
B.C. Cowichan Tribes lift shelter-in-place order after more than two months
DUNCAN, B.C. - British Columbia's largest First Nation, the Cowichan Tribes, has lifted a shelter-in-place order more than two months after it was enacted to limit the spread of COVID-19. The communit...
Mar 22, 2021
Toronto FC looks to add comforts of home in Florida by keeping families close
TORONTO - Released from lockdown and back training again after an outbreak of COVID-19, Toronto FC leaves for Florida on Wednesday to set up shop in the Orlando area for the MLS season. Pandemic-relat...
Mar 22, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates sidelined with arm injury
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have lost another pitcher to injury. The team says right-hander Kirby Yates has been diagnosed with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm and is expected to m...
Mar 22, 2021
Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor, the Lakers' 11-time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday. He was 86. T...
Mar 22, 2021
Trudeau 'appalled' by homophobic graffiti outside Ottawa mayor's home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's "appalled" that homophobic graffiti was painted on the road in front of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's home over the weekend.Trudeau says in a tweet that th...
Mar 22, 2021
Meng's lawyer urges judge to turf Mountie's claim that he didn't share info with FBI
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says a retired Mountie's refusal to testify in the extradition case adds weight to an argument that the officer shared information about her devi...
Mar 22, 2021
Meng's lawyer urges judge to turf Mountie's claim that he didn't share info with FBI
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says a retired Mountie's refusal to testify in the extradition case adds weight to an argument that the officer shared information about her devi...
Mar 22, 2021
Oshawa, Ont., rowhouse fire leaves four people unaccounted for
OSHAWA, Ont. - A fast-moving fire that tore through an Oshawa, Ont., townhome left four people unaccounted for on Monday as weeping family and friends feared the worst for their loved ones. Authoritie...
Mar 22, 2021