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Forge FC edges CF Montreal in first leg of Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal
HAMILTON - Brian Wright's 78th-minute goal lifted Forge FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal Tuesday. After a lacklustre first half domin...
May 20, 2025

Guinea pigs Bunny and Zero looking for their forever homes
NANAIMO - Meet a pair of adorable guinea pigs who are still learning how to be roommates.Zero is two, and Bunny is one, and both are incredibly friendly and eager to show off how fast they are.While t...
May 20, 2025

Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shig...
May 20, 2025

Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, ...
May 20, 2025

Port says dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently ...
May 20, 2025

B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA - Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person while they were executing a search warrant at a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands. They say the May 14 ...
May 20, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP officer charged with breach of trust
NANAIMO - A serious charge has been levelled against a Nanaimo RCMP constable. The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced Cst. Mark Hilland is charged with breach of trust in relation to events alleg...
May 20, 2025

Bids sought to replace Parksville's waterfront boardwalk
PARKSVILLE -Contractors are requested to submit their bids to incrementally replace the prized waterfront walkway at Parksville's Community Park. According to the City of Parksville, bids are being ac...
May 20, 2025

Maple Leafs talk pressure of Toronto market: 'An incredible place to play'
TORONTO - Craig Berube took a seat behind the microphone. As the Maple Leafs head coach fielded questions following the team's latest playoff demise, six words in block letters loomed large over his r...
May 20, 2025

B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP s...
May 20, 2025