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Wildfire crew responding to blaze spots hiker missing in B.C. park north of Vancouver
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Crews responding to a wildfire made a welcome discovery in the rugged backcountry of Garibaldi Provincial Park, north of Vancouver. A statement from Squamish RCMP says a hiker missing...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympic Roundup: Small, enthusiastic contingent represents Canada at opening ceremony
TOKYO - A red-clad contingent of 30 athletes represented Canada in an understated opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics. Led by flag-bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama, the small Canadian conti...
Jul 23, 2021
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team renamed Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) - Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday - effective at the end of the 2021 seas...
Jul 23, 2021
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team renamed Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) - Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday - effective at the end of the 2021 seas...
Jul 23, 2021
Greens boost second-quarter fundraising amid party turmoil
OTTAWA - The federal Green party increased its year-over-year fundraising figures nine per cent last quarter, just as internal strife was spilling into public view. Elections Canada filings show the G...
Jul 23, 2021
Canada to resettle Afghans who worked with military, embassy
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will fast-track the resettlement of Afghans who previously worked with the Canadian military and embassy and are now at risk from the Taliban. The move follows ...
Jul 23, 2021
Incoming governor general Mary Simon has first audience with Queen
OTTAWA - Canada's incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen. Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday. The Queen and Simon met v...
Jul 23, 2021
RCMP drop top officers' husbands from team liaising with N.S. mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The Mounties are replacing senior members of an internal team tasked with providing information to Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry because of conflict of interest concerns. An emailed st...
Jul 23, 2021
Nanaimo's live fire training centre to get $275k refit
NANAIMO - A vital piece of training infrastructure for firefighters across the mid-Island is due to get a refit.City Council's finance and audit committee approved $275,300 in remediation funding for ...
Jul 23, 2021
NHL prepares for second straight virtual entry draft
For the second year in a row, NHL general managers and scouts will gather around their computers Friday for a virtual entry draft. Owen Power, a six-foot-six, 213-pound defenceman from Mississauga, On...
Jul 23, 2021