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Search and rescue team from Burnaby arrives home after aiding Turkish relief efforts
VANCOUVER - A volunteer search and rescue team that self-deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone has returned to Vancouver to a hero's welcome after spending days combing through the rubble as part of th...
Feb 14, 2023
Search and rescue team from Burnaby arrives home after aiding Turkish relief efforts
VANCOUVER - A volunteer search and rescue team that self-deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone has returned to Vancouver to a hero's welcome after spending days combing through the rubble as part of th...
Feb 14, 2023
Jets tip Kraken 3-2 in shootout for third straight win
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in the shootout to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. The Jets were playing in their first...
Feb 14, 2023
Yukon premier meets federal ministers over health, calls northern funding 'critical'
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says federal health-care money specifically for the territories is "critical" to service delivery. Premier Ranj Pillai says health-care delivery can cost three to four tim...
Feb 14, 2023
Stutzle, Mandolese lead Senators past Isles in shootout, 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson each scored in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders 3-2. Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each recorded a goal and an assist in...
Feb 14, 2023
Canadiens crush Blackhawks 4-0 for third straight win
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to earn a 4-0 win over Western Conference bottom-dwellers Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Joel Armia scored one goal and added a...
Feb 14, 2023
Goalie Thatcher Demko nearing return to Vancouver Canucks lineup
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko is close to returning to game action. The 27-year-old netminder told reporters Tuesday that he plans to act as the Canucks' backup on Saturday when Vancouver ho...
Feb 14, 2023
Country Grocer purchases four 49th Parallel stores, including Cedar & Ladysmith
NANAIMO - An Island-owned and operated grocery chain is expanding.Country Grocer has announced the purchase of 49th Parallel Grocery Group, effective Monday, Feb. 20, which will see four 49th Parallel...
Feb 14, 2023
Offensive lineman Couture excited for new role with hometown B.C. Lions
SURREY, B.C. - Michael Couture used to run down the concrete steps at the end of every B.C. Lions home game, eager to slap the hands of the players he idolized. Now he'll be on the other side of those...
Feb 14, 2023
West Fraser Timber reports loss in Q4 as interest rates weigh on U.S. construction
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it saw losses of US$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down more than 128 per cent from earnings of US$334 million during the same quarter a year ea...
Feb 14, 2023