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Ally cat looking for a home to call her own
NANAIMO - Ally the cat is a beautiful 8-year-old domestic short-hair cat with a lot of love to give.Ally is a very vocal queen and loves to snuggle up with her humans, but she isn't the biggest fan of...
Sep 11, 2023
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran middle linebacker Darnell Sankey
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday the signing of American linebacker Darnell Sankey. The six-foot-one, 245-pound Sankey, a native of San Jose, Calif., is coming off a championship cam...
Sep 11, 2023
Chinatown stabbing suspect was on day release from psychiatric facility: VPD chief
Vancouver's police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Chief Adam Palmer told a news conferenc...
Sep 11, 2023
Chinatown stabbing suspect was on day release from psychiatric facility: VPD chief
Vancouver's police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Chief Adam Palmer told a news conferenc...
Sep 11, 2023
US makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in ...
Sep 11, 2023
Blue Jays reinstate right-hander Erik Swanson from 15-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-hander Erik Swanson from the 15-day injured list. The 30-year-old relief pitcher was dealing with thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outi...
Sep 11, 2023
MP Michael Chong testifies Tuesday in D.C. about being a foreign interference target
WASHINGTON - Canadian Conservative MP Michael Chong will be in the U.S. capital Tuesday to tell Capitol Hill lawmakers what it's like to be a target of a Chinese foreign interference campaign. Chong i...
Sep 11, 2023
Settlement in sex-assault lawsuit against Quebec religious order
MONTREAL - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit providing compensation for victims of sexual abuse at orphanages and other institutions run by the Frres de Saint-Gabriel religious o...
Sep 11, 2023
Study says fish stocks along Atlantic, Pacific coasts unaffected by marine heat waves
Marine heat waves haven't had a lasting effect on fish populations along Canada's Atlantic and Pacific coasts, says a study showing there is still a chance to act on climate change. The study publishe...
Sep 11, 2023
B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has set the allowable rent increase for next year at 3.5 per cent. The rate is more than two percentage points below the 12-month average inflation rate of 5...
Sep 11, 2023