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Sofia Goggia wins first speed race of weather-hit World Cup ski season in super-G. Shiffrin is 4th
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sofia Goggia won a women's super-G Friday as skiing's World Cup was finally able to hold its first speed race of a weather-affected season, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishi...
Dec 08, 2023
Redevelopment of Howard Johnson property in downtown Nanaimo remains on hold
NANAIMO - Progress is again halted on a major redevelopment in the city's downtown core.A proposed residential and commercial complex is set to feature a hotel, over 750 residential units, retail spac...
Dec 08, 2023
In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ibrahim Ali murder jury to resume deliberations A jury is resuming deliberation...
Dec 08, 2023
As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'
TORONTO - The world's major climate negotiations risk turning into a trade show spectacle of unchecked corporate influence, some observers warn, as a record number of delegates representing fossil fue...
Dec 08, 2023
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...
Dec 08, 2023
Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages
Inuit Nunangat, the four regions comprising the Inuit homeland in Canada, is home to some of the country's harshest climates. With the area's severe, cold winters and short, cool summers, weather has ...
Dec 08, 2023
Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers start weeklong strike
MONTREAL - Unions representing 420,000 Quebec public sector workers are beginning a weeklong strike today. The workers, including teachers, education support staff and lab technicians, are members of ...
Dec 08, 2023
'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas
MONTREAL - Five days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Universit de Montral rector Daniel Jutras was under growing pressure to say more about the conflict. Shortly after midnight on Oct. 12, he...
Dec 08, 2023
B.C. jury to resume deliberations in Ibrahim Ali's murder trial
VANCOUVER - A jury is resuming deliberations today in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up Thursday. Ali is accused of murdering a 13-year...
Dec 08, 2023
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...
Dec 08, 2023