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Gondola falls near base of lift at Kicking Horse ski resort near Golden, B.C.
GOLDEN ROCK - Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in southeastern British Columbia says it has closed for the day after a gondola cabin fell to the ground. Photos online show the cabin on its side near the ...
Mar 10, 2025
Eby: B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax as promised once federal barrier is down
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will move as quickly as it can to remove the consumer-based carbon tax once the federal law upholding it is removed. Eby's response co...
Mar 10, 2025
Blue Jays topple Astros 8-3 in spring training action
DUNEDIN - Bo Bichette and Addison Barger both homered as the Toronto Blue Jays scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday in spring training action. Jake Meyers opened the...
Mar 10, 2025
Report: Canadian receiver Josh Palmer agrees to three-year deal with Buffalo Bills
It appears Canadian receiver Josh Palmer will be playing football a lot closer to home. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Monday that Palmer, of Brampton, Ont., and the Buffalo Bills have agreed to...
Mar 10, 2025
Second-year defensive back Jackson looking forward to competitive Elks camp
Kordell Jackson isn't standing pat. The 25-year-old American defensive back started 16 games as a rookie last season with the Edmonton Elks. But with the franchise's deep dive into free agency -- and ...
Mar 10, 2025
Prosecutor's office says case of a California judge charged in wife's death has ended in a mistrial
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife has ended in a mistrial, the prosecutor's office said. Jurors in a Santa Ana courtroo...
Mar 10, 2025
Fire along Island Hwy. destroys Parksville business
PARKSVILLE - No injuries, but considerable damage was sustained to a local business early Monday morning.Shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, March 10, Parksville Fire Rescue crews were called to a busine...
Mar 10, 2025
Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized
ROME (AP) - Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment...
Mar 10, 2025
Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country's northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed...
Mar 10, 2025
LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who admitted to killing their parents at th...
Mar 10, 2025