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Barnes records 4th triple-double as Raptors trip Pacers 130-122
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - All-Star Scottie Barnes logged his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett had 24 points on Monday night to lead the Toronto Raptors to their second win this season over ...
Feb 26, 2024
A wintry mix of rain and snow headed for to Metro Vancouver, Whistler, Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER - A special weather statement for a wintry mix of rain and snow has prompted an advisory for drivers in parts of British Columbia's South Coast to prepare for poor road conditions. Environme...
Feb 26, 2024
B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1
VICTORIA - Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will get a pay hike of 65 cents an hour to $17.40 starting June 1, a move the government says will help lift more people out of poverty. The Ministr...
Feb 26, 2024
Mothers of teens who died by suicide after being targeted online urge passage of bill
The mothers of two Canadian teens who died by suicide after they were targeted by online tormentors urged parliamentarians to pass new legislation introduced Monday to protect kids on the internet. "S...
Feb 26, 2024
Barrage of gunfire as officers confront Houston megachurch shooter, released body cam footage shows
HOUSTON (AP) - Body camera footage released by Houston police on Monday showed off-duty officers with weapons drawn as they confronted a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Houston...
Feb 26, 2024
Biden hopes cease-fire, hostage deal to pause Israel-Hamas war can take effect by next Monday
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he hopes a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that would pause hostilities and allow for remaining hostages to be released can take effec...
Feb 26, 2024
French President Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out'
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not "ruled out" in the future. Macron spoke after a meeting on Ukraine in Paris brough...
Feb 26, 2024
Veteran quarterback Matt Shiltz prepared for new challenges with Calgary Stampeders
Different team, different city, same approach for Matt Shiltz. The 31-year-old quarterback signed a one-year deal this month with Calgary. The Stampeders will be Shiltz's third team in just his sevent...
Feb 26, 2024
José DeLeón, MLB pitcher for 13 seasons, dies at age 63
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Jos DeLen, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, has died. He was 63. Los Leones...
Feb 26, 2024
Child poverty rate rises in B.C. after pandemic cash lost, report says
VANCOUVER - A report says more than 126,000 children in British Columbia lived in poverty in 2021 despite decades of policy changes, with some of the worst situations in single-parent families and on ...
Feb 26, 2024