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How Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn got her big break in a Vancouver chicken coop
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is a long way from the Appalachian coal fields, but the role that a south Vancouver chicken coop played in the rise of country music legend Loretta Lynn is being recalled ...
Oct 4, 2022
AGCO establishes Oct. 31 deadline for sports-betting operators
TORONTO - Sports betting in Ontario will see some definitive changes by month's end. On Tuesday, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced it has set Oct. 31 as the deadline for illegal s...
Oct 4, 2022
Naval officer relieved of duties for alleged misconduct while deployed to Europe
OTTAWA - A naval officer serving as second in command of a Canadian minesweeper deployed to Europe was relieved of her duties over an allegation of "inappropriate conduct of a sexualized nature." The ...
Oct 4, 2022
Blue Jays-Orioles game rained out, doubleheader on Wednesday
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays were rained out Tuesday night and are scheduled to play a doubleheader Wednesday to end the regular season. There is little significance to...
Oct 4, 2022
Police in B.C. kill bear that attacked two women then guarded them from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A black bear is dead and two women are critically hurt after an attack near Dawson Creek, B.C. Mounties say they were called around 6:50 Monday night to a report that a black bear...
Oct 4, 2022
Police in B.C. kill bear that attacked two women then guarded them from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A black bear is dead and two women are critically hurt after an attack near Dawson Creek, B.C. Mounties say they were called around 6:50 Monday night to a report that a black bear...
Oct 4, 2022
Drought conditions force Stage 4 watering restrictions for rural RDN communities
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo announced all RDN water service areas are under stage 4 watering restrictions as of Tuesday, Oct. 4.The highest level of restrictions applies to customers in...
Oct 4, 2022
Redblacks Lorenzo Mauldin IV leading CFL in sacks with club-record 14
Lorenzo Mauldin IV has been a menace to CFL quarterbacks this season. The Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman has amassed a CFL-high/club-record 14 sacks. He also leads the league in multi-sack games w...
Oct 4, 2022
Federal cabinet ministers OK Nunavut iron ore mine temporary production increase
POND INLET, Nunavut - Federal cabinet ministers have approved a temporary production increase for an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island, preventing potential job losses in Nunavut. Nor...
Oct 4, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps hand CEO Axel Schuster four-year contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have given CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster a four-year contract extension. Schuster has been with the club since November 2019 and has guided the 'Caps thro...
Oct 4, 2022