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Gilles' set-piece goal gives Canada a rare win over Germany at Arnold Clark Cup
NORWICH, United Kingdom - Defender Vanessa Gilles' early goal lifted Canada to a rare win over Germany on Sunday, a 1-0 decision that moved the Olympic champions atop the standings at the four-team Ar...
Feb 20, 2022
B.C. government adding 602 nursing seats in a move to address skills gap
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is adding 602 new nursing seats to public post-secondary institutions in a move the B.C. Nurses' Union calls a "promising step" toward addressing a staffing...
Feb 20, 2022
Queen plans to keep working after testing positive for COVID-19
LONDON (AP) - The Queen tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she still plans to carry on working. The diagnosis prom...
Feb 20, 2022
Firefighters investigating cause of 'volatile' fire at Vancouver's PNE
VANCOUVER - Explosions and 30-metre flames were part of a volatile fire that lit up part of the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver overnight. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Bertuzzi says crews respo...
Feb 20, 2022
Rublev tops Canada's Auger-Aliassime to win Open 13 in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France - Felix Auger-Aliassime's win streak came to an end Sunday with a straight sets loss to Andrey Rublev of Russia in the final at the Open 13 Provence. Rublev, the No. 2 seed, downed t...
Feb 20, 2022
Quebec police investigating deaths of two couples in separate incidents
MONTREAL - Police in Laval, Que., are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in their 70s. Police in the Montreal suburb say the couple's son called 911 shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, after ...
Feb 20, 2022
Global Village Nanaimo celebrates 25 years advancing the value of fair trade
NANAIMO -A long-standing Nanaimo based movement to bolster the bottom line of worldwide fair trade producers had humble beginnings.Global Village Nanaimo (GVN) is celebrating 25 years since a fair tra...
Feb 20, 2022
Games over: Kripps leads bobsled crew onto Olympic podium for Canada's 26th medal
BEIJING - Canada's Justin Kripps already knew what it felt like to step onto an Olympic podium. But his teammates didn't, and he wanted to share that experience with them. That was a motivating factor...
Feb 20, 2022
Shelling in east Ukraine, Russia nuclear drill raise tension
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Hundreds of artillery shells exploded along the contact line between Ukrainian soldiers and Russia-backed separatists, and thousands of people evacuated eastern Ukraine, further i...
Feb 20, 2022
What you need to know about mischief charges and the Ottawa protests
VANCOUVER - Some of the most high-profile organizers of protests against government and COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa are facing charges that include mischief and counselling to commit mischief. What do...
Feb 20, 2022