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Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health
VICTORIA - Melanie Mark, a former New Democrat cabinet minister, wiped away tears Wednesday as she gave what was likely her final speech in the British Columbia legislature. She held an eagle feather ...
Feb 22, 2023
Canadian women pay for defensive errors in 3-0 loss to Japan at SheBelieves Cup
FRISCO, Texas - Canada, paying for defensive errors, lost 3-0 to Japan in its final outing at the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday. Playing under the cloud of a labour dispute with Canada Soccer, the sixt...
Feb 22, 2023
Google blocking news content for some Canadians in response to government bill
OTTAWA - A spokesman for Google says the tech company is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in response to the Liberal government's online news bill. The proposed Online News Act, ...
Feb 22, 2023
Detective: Sailor grabbed gun barrel to end Club Q shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs in November ran a neo-Nazi website and used gay and racial slurs ...
Feb 22, 2023
5 die in small airplane crash near Little Rock factory
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Five people died when a small airplane crashed near a Little Rock factory on Wednesday shortly after taking off, authorities said. The twin-engine plane crashed outside a 3M p...
Feb 22, 2023
'Speed is the number one factor:' overnight snow behind tricky travel around Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A few centimetres of overnight snowfall on the central Island is causing headaches for some drivers.Emergency crews responded to a series of crashes along the Trans Canada Hwy. near Morden R...
Feb 22, 2023
Veteran lineman Neufeld feels culture a powerful element for Blue Bombers
The allure of CFL free agency has been lost upon Pat Neufeld. Since 2019, the veteran offensive lineman has signed an extension to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rather hit the open market. In ...
Feb 22, 2023
Hot start to golf season has Canada's Megan Osland eyeing Epson Tour
It's all been coming together for Megan Osland this winter. Osland fired a 6-under 66 in the third round of Sunday's Cactus Tour event for a one-shot victory. It's the third win the native of Kelowna,...
Feb 22, 2023
Quebec Premier Legault won't meet election promise to offer pre-kindergarten
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is defending his government's failure to meet a key campaign promise to offer kindergarten classes beginning at four years old to all the province's children. Legault sa...
Feb 22, 2023
Trudeau says best way to close Roxham Road is to renegotiate refugee deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no simple solutions to shutting down a rural road in southern Quebec used by thousands of asylum seekers to cross irregularly into Canada. His com...
Feb 22, 2023