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'No guarantees' of papal apology for residential schools after Vatican trip: AFN
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says there are no guarantees an Indigenous delegation travelling to the Vatican will lead to Pope Francis apologizing in Canada for t...
Jun 30, 2021
Attorney general says HSBC evidence isn't relevant to Meng's extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to dismiss Meng Wanzhou's application to submit new evidence in her extradition case. Robert Frater says the Hua...
Jun 30, 2021
Longer liquor store hours made permanent
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is permanently allowing private liquor stores to open longer hours.The stores have been allowed to open at 7 a.m. since April 2020 to facilitate physical distancing for ...
Jun 30, 2021
Province-wide campfire ban now in effect
NANAIMO - Campfires are now banned province-wide as record-breaking heat rapidly elevated the forest fire risk in B.C.The BC Wildfire Service order took effect on Wednesday, June 30 at noon and is exp...
Jun 30, 2021
Allowing navy commander to keep job after Vance golf game is disturbing: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is "disturbed" by the military's decision to let the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy keep his job after golfing with the former chief of ...
Jun 30, 2021
Economic aid could be extended beyond the fall if recovery falters, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she doesn't expect workers and business to need a slew of financial supports come this fall if the economic recovery moves along as expected. Freeland ...
Jun 30, 2021
Dozens of deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The grim toll of the historic heat wave that scorched the Pacific Northwest became more apparent Wednesday as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said...
Jun 30, 2021
B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school...
Jun 30, 2021
Signature Dish: Cliffside Brewing's Luna Porter
NANAIMO - Just because a beer is dark doesn't mean it's heavy. The Luna Porter available on tap and in cans at Cliffside Brewing has the quintessential dark tones of a porter but a medium body, meanin...
Jun 30, 2021
Andreescu makes early exit from Wimbledon, Shapovalov advances to third round
LONDON - Bianca Andreescu made an early exit from Wimbledon, while Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Andreescu, the women's...
Jun 30, 2021