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Athlete Women Empowered Classic to showcase basketball teams led by Black women
A unique collegiate basketball tournament is coming to Toronto to encourage more Black, Indigenous and racialized women to get into coaching. The Athlete Women Empowered Classic, a four-team U Sports ...
Oct 13, 2023
Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6
ALMA Al-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) - An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing a Reuters videographer and leaving six other ...
Oct 13, 2023
Generous Parksville Beach Festival donations leads to record amount going to local groups
PARKSVILLE - Donations poured into this year's Parksville Beach Festival Sand Sculpting Competition like never before.Organizers from the summer staple event in Oceanside presented $79,800 in cheques ...
Oct 13, 2023
Economy to 'stagnate,' federal deficit expected to balloon to $46.5B this year: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says higher interest rates will lead the economy to stagnate in the second half of the year and the federal deficit will rise significantly this fiscal year. ...
Oct 13, 2023
Reaction to Supreme Court's ruling on environmental review law
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against federal legislation dealing with the environmental effects of major developments. Five out of seven judges found most of it unconstitutional, because it s...
Oct 13, 2023
Former Mountie acknowledges tension between intelligence units within RCMP
OTTAWA - A former senior Mountie acknowledges there were tensions from time to time between an intelligence unit he led and one run by Cameron Jay Ortis, who is charged with breaching Canada's secrets...
Oct 13, 2023
Surrey, B.C., to ask court to review provincial order to stay with municipal police
SURREY, B.C. - The City of Surrey says it will file a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a judicial review of the provincial government's order that forces it to continue the tran...
Oct 13, 2023
Surrey, B.C., to ask court to review provincial order to stay with municipal police
SURREY, B.C. - The City of Surrey says it will file a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a judicial review of the provincial government's order that forces it to continue the tran...
Oct 13, 2023
Rare eclipse due Saturday over western B.C., but clouds could block the show
VANCOUVER - Western British Columbia will be the best place in Canada to view a rare annular solar eclipse set to happen Saturday, but cloudy skies could obscure the phenomenon for many viewers. An an...
Oct 13, 2023
Rare eclipse due Saturday over western B.C., but clouds could block the show
VANCOUVER - Western British Columbia will be the best place in Canada to view a rare annular solar eclipse set to happen Saturday, but cloudy skies could obscure the phenomenon for many viewers. An an...
Oct 13, 2023