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AP Sources: Letitia James will run for New York governor
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run for governor, according to three people directly familiar with her plans who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday. James will...
Oct 27, 2021
West Fraser sees big gain in Q3 from Norbord addition, but results weaker than Q2
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says the addition of Norbord increased its third-quarter results from a year ago but B.C. wildfires and lower lumber prices contributed to a weakening from the ...
Oct 27, 2021
B.C. health hubs to provide co-ordinated help for children, youth with disabilities
VICTORIA - A father says his family's goals of helping their youngest child walk, talk and eat turned into a full-time job navigating British Columbia's complex patchwork of supports for children and ...
Oct 27, 2021
Rescue operation continues for second day at Quebec mill, two workers remain trapped
WINDSOR, Que. - More than 36 hours after a multi-storey scaffold collapsed at a Quebec paper mill, rescue crews continued to search for two workers trapped in the debris Wednesday. Nancy Corriveau, a ...
Oct 27, 2021
Government says North Koreans coming to Canada under new scheme must be vetted first
OTTAWA - The government says North Koreans heading to Canada under a new private sponsorship scheme will face health and security screening before being allowed in. The Immigration Department says it ...
Oct 27, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Alberta premier's office failed to address sex harassment complaint
EDMONTON - A former senior political staffer in the Alberta government alleges in a lawsuit that the premier's office fostered a "poisoned work environment" and repeatedly failed to address her compla...
Oct 27, 2021
Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet driving COVID-19 increases through central Island
NANAIMO - Updated data from the BC Centre for Disease Control is painting a better picture of where a spike in COVID-19 cases are coming from.Between Oct. 19-25, new case rates in the Alberni-Clayoquo...
Oct 27, 2021
Flag and effigy in Halloween display spark investigations
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP say some Halloween decorations seen at a Kelowna residence can not be tolerated in the community or by society.Mounties say a Confederate flag and an alleged effigy of a hanging p...
Oct 27, 2021
Man jailed six years for abusing Nanaimo area sex trade workers
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Violence inflicted by a man wi...
Oct 27, 2021
B.C. football fan scores big lotto jackpot
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Gary Muchula plans to be at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles next February for Super Bowl 56.That's one of the plans the football fan from West Vancouver is making after winning $10.2 mil...
Oct 27, 2021