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China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours
OTTAWA - China has lifted a pandemic ban on group tours to several countries, including the United States and Australia, but tourists are still be barred from group visits to Canada. The change announ...
Aug 16, 2023
Hockey Canada releases plan to promote equity, diversity and inclusion
CALGARY - An audit to address gaps in pay equity, a reworked recruitment strategy and ensuring Indigenous representation in event bids are among the deliverables in a diversity and inclusion report re...
Aug 16, 2023
B.C. First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures
VICTORIA - A coalition representing 19 British Columbia First Nations and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has applied jointly to the Federal Court to intervene in a case involving the closure of fish ...
Aug 16, 2023
A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
NEW YORK (AP) - A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the ...
Aug 16, 2023
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers
VANCOUVER - A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spe...
Aug 16, 2023
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers
VANCOUVER - A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spe...
Aug 16, 2023
Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say
OTTAWA - A new survey says an alarming number of kids age 12 and older have been treated for drug overdoses in Canada. The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says stimulants are the most commonl...
Aug 16, 2023
Sportsmanship the focus of returning Nanaimo ball hockey tournament
NANAIMO - The annual Roadrunners Summer Classic ball hockey tournament is in the books for another year.The event ran Saturday Aug. 12 and Sunday, Aug. 13 at Harewood Centennial Park.Co-organizer Dere...
Aug 16, 2023
New GM Jason Hernandez says turning Toronto FC around will take time
TORONTO - Some seven weeks into his tenure as Toronto FC general manager, Jason Hernandez's to-do list remains extensive. A win would be nice. So would a goal. A permanent head coach is needed. While ...
Aug 16, 2023
Death toll rises to 25 as Dominican firefighters find more bodies in this week's explosion
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The death toll from a powerful explosion in the Dominican Republic this week rose to 25 on Wednesday, with firefighters still trying to extinguish the ongoing ...
Aug 16, 2023