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Rustad faces 'messy' summer over B.C. Conservative leadership: political expert
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservative caucus members are meeting in Surrey today in what a political scientist says could be the start of a "messy" summer for party Leader John Rustad. It comes a...
Jun 25, 2025
TSB report on fatal 2023 B.C. plane crash points to low speed as factor
Investigators with Canada's Transportation Safety Board say it appears a small plane was not going fast enough when it rolled and crashed into trees near the airport in Chilliwack, B.C., killing all t...
Jun 25, 2025
Elks defence going through growing pains early in 2025 CFL season
EDMONTON - Growing. Inconsistent. Building. Just a few of the words being used to describe the Edmonton Elks defence that has given up 69 points in two games, both losses, while registering just one q...
Jun 25, 2025
Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan names 42-man camp roster ahead of July tests
Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan has called 42 players into camp in Edmonton ahead of July test matches against Belgium and Spain. Meehan, an Australian, was named coach in December, succeeding Kings...
Jun 25, 2025
Enbridge says it would pitch new Alberta-B.C. pipeline only under right conditions
CALGARY - Canada's biggest crude oil shipper says a lot needs to happen before it would propose a new pipeline to the West Coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she wants to see a pipeline ru...
Jun 25, 2025
Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin wins PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
OTTAWA - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024-25 season. Poulin, who was also named forward of the yea...
Jun 25, 2025
B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced
TORONTO - A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former Hudson's Bay and Saks Canada spaces estimates she can have at least 20 locations up and running within 180 days of ...
Jun 25, 2025
Miami's Messi still the highest-earner in Major League Soccer at US$20.5 million
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer's highest-paid player this season at $20,446,667 (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to figures released Wednesday by the MLS Players Associ...
Jun 25, 2025
Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, ...
Jun 25, 2025
Veteran skip Carruthers pulls out of curling Pre-Trials to focus on coaching
OTTAWA - Team Reid Carruthers has pulled out of the Home Hardware Pre-Trials in October and has been replaced by Team Jayden King, Curling Canada said Wednesday. Carruthers, from Winnipeg, plans to fo...
Jun 25, 2025