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B.C.'s top doctor approves B.C. Hockey League's plan for return to ice
VICTORIA - B.C. Hockey League players have been given the go-ahead to return to a limited season starting next month after the provincial health officer conditionally approved a plan for a safe return...
Mar 12, 2021
B.C. Mounties call in reinforcements to investigate series of explosions
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they have called in reinforcements as they investigate a series of explosions across the city.Const. James Grandy says in a statement that the RCMP E...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronto FC camp still closed, nine cases of COVID-19 reported among players, staff
Toronto FC's camp remains closed as the MLS team works with local health authorities on a plan to resume training in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak. There have been nine positive tests in the TFC cam...
Mar 12, 2021
Middaugh beats Dunstone to move into sole possession of first place at the Brier
CALGARY - Wild Card Three's Wayne Middaugh defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-5 to move into sole possession of first place as championship pool play began Friday at the Canadian men's curling ch...
Mar 12, 2021
40 litres of GHB, 1/2 ounce of fentanyl seized in Nanaimo drug bust
NANAIMO - Officers have removed what they called a "significant" amount of drugs off Nanaimo streets. A 54-year-old man, well-known to police, was arrested on March 3 after allegedly doing a drug deal...
Mar 12, 2021
Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...
Mar 12, 2021
Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays fall short against Pittsburgh Pirates in spring-training action
BRADENTON, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays made three errors and recorded just four hits en route to a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eight-inning pre-season game on Friday. Toronto's only run ...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronot Maple Leafs acquire Finnish goalie Veini Vehvilainen in trade with Jackets
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goalie Veini Vehvilainen on Friday. Vehvilainen made his NHL debut with Columbus on March 6. The 24-...
Mar 12, 2021
Former PM Stephen Harper sees new Cold War, this time between U.S. and China
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the world order has returned to a kind of Cold War between two superpowers, this time between the United States and China.While middle-power countrie...
Mar 12, 2021