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Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. It's the first time a pope has visi...
Aug 31, 2023
B.C. boosts childcare funding for preschool and school-aged kids
RICHMOND, B.C. - The British Columbia government is expanding measures to lower the cost of child care by introducing fee reductions for preschool and school-aged children. Premier David Eby says fami...
Aug 31, 2023
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that Kansas officials are no longer required to keep changing transgender people's birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identitie...
Aug 31, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps' Gauld coming into his own during breakout season
Vancouver Whitecaps captain Ryan Gauld is aiming to build on his own momentum, as well as his team's. After a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday, he officially became the team's all-time leade...
Aug 31, 2023
Key stretch of Vancouver Island highway set to fully reopen before long weekend
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Locals and visitors on Vancouver Island's west coast may breathe a sigh of relief as the British Columbia government says a key stretch of highway is fully reopening after nearly ...
Aug 31, 2023
Canada broadens pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is broadening its pushback against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada ...
Aug 31, 2023
Court rules Montreal-area city can cull white-tailed deer population in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a city south of Montreal can proceed with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer that have overrun a local park. Justice Bernard Jo...
Aug 31, 2023
Alberta prosecutors drop public health violation charges against rodeo host, pastor
Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. GraceLife Chur...
Aug 31, 2023
Man dies hiking north of Oliver in B.C.'s southern Interior: RMCP
OLIVER, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia's southern Interior say a man has been found dead after he failed to return home from a planned hike north of Oliver. The Mounties say the local detachment rece...
Aug 31, 2023
'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior camp
GOLD BRIDGE, B.C. - About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persist...
Aug 31, 2023