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Senior podcasters take on tech to stay connected with each other and the world
VANCOUVER - Podcasting seemed like a frightening technological venture for Sylvie Anderson before she "gave it a whirl" with a group trying to stay connected during the pandemic through...
Apr 16, 2020
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal of La Loche shooter
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is to decide today whether it will hear an appeal from a young man who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass sho...
Apr 16, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 16, 2020
B.C. premier hosts free virtual concert to bring people together amid COVID-19
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is hosting a free livestream concert Thursday that features four British Columbia musicians, including Juno and Grammy award winners. The line-up includes jazz-pop-soul ...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau poised to announce more financial support for small businesses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought much of Canada's ec...
Apr 16, 2020
Uncontrolled slash fire burning fast, prompting evacuations near Squamish: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - RCMP say a slash fire is burning out of control north of Squamish, British Columbia, prompting local evacuations. Mounties say the fire has started moving up the Squamish Va...
Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone
ATLANTA - It was a court hearing gone awry in the time of the coronavirus: Legal arguments in a lawsuit over gun carry licenses were repeatedly interrupted by hold music, background noise and failures...
Apr 15, 2020
Horgan says B.C. data will show success in flattening the COVID-19 curve
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says people in British Columbia should congratulate themselves for their efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve, but it's still too early to loosen restrictions.&nbs...
Apr 15, 2020
Cities need help to survive COVID-19 financial impact: Vancouver mayor
Vancouver's mayor wants to know if economic relief is on its way as cities deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy Stewart acknowledged on Wednesday that the city is looking at ...
Apr 15, 2020
Report: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020