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QuickQuotes: Family, friends and fans remember Guy Lafleur during national funeral
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur was remembered fondly on Tuesday during a national funeral for the hockey legend in Montreal. Here are some quotes from those in attendance. Larry Robinson, ex-Hab...
May 3, 2022
RCMP investigate after two suspicious wildfires sparked in B.C.'s north Okanagan
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia's north Okanagan say they are "incredibly concerned" that someone may be intentionally trying to spark wildfires. A statement from Vernon North Okanagan RCMP sa...
May 3, 2022
Rookie Gretzky card returned to B.C. man seven years after it was stolen
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Wayne Gretzky rookie card that was stolen seven years ago in West Kelowna, B.C., is now back in the hands of its owner. Mounties say the card landed in their exhibits file in 2019, b...
May 3, 2022
Rookie Gretzky card returned to B.C. man seven years after it was stolen
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Wayne Gretzky rookie card that was stolen seven years ago in West Kelowna, B.C., is now back in the hands of its owner. Mounties say the card landed in their exhibits file in 2019, b...
May 3, 2022
B.C. finance minister says 'over my dead body,' will abortion access change
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she will fight to ensure abortion access rights are never denied in the province no matter what may happen in the United States. Selina Robinson rea...
May 3, 2022
B.C. sees decrease in overdose deaths in March, but drug users face risks: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says a recent dip in the number of overdose deaths is encouraging, but illicit toxic drugs still present enormous risks for substance users. Lisa Lapointe s...
May 3, 2022
VIDEO: Car totalled in Nanaimo stunt driving incident
NANAIMO - Police say alcohol was a factor in a single vehicle crash in north Nanaimo where a car flipped in a subdivision.Nanaimo RCMP took the driver of a white Hyundai sedan into custody after the c...
May 3, 2022
Liberals, NDP vote to compel final hours of debate on fall economic statement
OTTAWA - The fall economic statement is expected to pass Wednesday after the Liberals and NDP voted to force the final few hours of debate required on the bill. The motion to push C-8 to its conclusio...
May 3, 2022
Canada's Bianca Andreescu eliminated from Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open following a 7-5, 6-1 loss to American Jessica Pegula on Tuesday. Pegula, the tournament's 12th seed, had Andre...
May 3, 2022
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says the explosive Supreme Court draft decision on abortion could pose a serious threat to a wide range of basic American rights. Biden says the rationale of the draft...
May 3, 2022