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Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
VICTORIA - Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of I...
Feb 07, 2023

Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
VICTORIA - Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of I...
Feb 07, 2023

IIO investigates Ladysmith motorcycle crash, rider sustains serious injuries
LADYSMITH - An early morning traffic stop resulted in the rider reportedly hitting a curb and crashing on the Trans Canada Hwy.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) reports the incident occurred...
Feb 07, 2023

West Fraser Timber Co. to temporarily curtail operations at Quesnel, B.C., mill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. says it's curtailing operations at Cariboo Pulp & Paper in Quesnel, B.C., beginning in mid-April for one month and then for another month in the third quarter. T...
Feb 07, 2023

PWHPA to end season with California championship tournament
LOS ANGELES - The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association will wrap its season with a championship tournament March 10-12 in California. The PWHPA, with an 80-player membership that includes ...
Feb 07, 2023

Biden says in State of Union that US is ‘unbowed, unbroken’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is using his State of the Union address Tuesday night to call on Republicans to work with him to "finish the job" of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation...
Feb 07, 2023

Njegovan will be able to support Team Lawes at Scotties while on pregnancy leave
Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan will be able to serve in a support role at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after all despite initially being told she'd have limited access on site while on pregnancy...
Feb 07, 2023

Iqaluit says it has lost at least 6 million litres of water due to issues with system
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit says it lost between six and 10 million litres of water over the past three days as crews worked to address problems with its piped water system. The city shut d...
Feb 07, 2023

CF Montreal starts tactical work in Florida as training camp continues
With the first leg of their pre-season camp finished, CF Montreal have temporarily relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for three weeks before opening the 2023 Major League Soccer season against Inter ...
Feb 07, 2023

Dave Dickenson dives into CFL free agency in first year as Stampeders' GM
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson's 20th year in the Calgary Stampeders' organization is his first pushing contracts across the table for players to sign. When John Hufnagel handed the general manager's reins ...
Feb 07, 2023