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B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program
VANCOUVER - Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people ...
May 16, 2023
Michael Bradley takes pay cut to help Toronto FC, Insigne also on reduced number
The MLS Players Association's release of the 2023 salary list Tuesday raised a few questions on the topic of Toronto FC. TFC's Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, who led Major League Soccer with a salary o...
May 16, 2023
Highway paving ongoing throughout central Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Road work crews are busy repaving the area's highways ahead of the summer travel season.Major projects are centred around Nanaimo, including a 50-kilometre stretch of Hwy. 19 between the Ced...
May 16, 2023
Toronto Six re-sign goaltender Elaine Chuli to two-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Six have re-signed goaltender Elaine Chuli to a two-year contract. Chuli posted a 12-5-2 record with a 2.61 goals-against average and .917 save percentage last season as Toronto ...
May 16, 2023
Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis' elected prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who had announced she would resign effective June 1, said Tuesday she is leaving office immediately, ending a turbulent tenure marked...
May 16, 2023
Quebec government says it won't appeal $385,000 judgment for ex-premier Charest
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it won't appeal a judgment last month awarding $385,000 to former premier Jean Charest after he sued the province for invasion of privacy. A Superior Court judge si...
May 16, 2023
WNBA suspends Hammon 2 games, Aces lose 2025 1st-round pick after investigation
NEW YORK (AP) - The WNBA suspended Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon for two games without pay Tuesday for violating league and team respect in the workplace policies. The violation was related to com...
May 16, 2023
More money from Ontario needed to end 'stalemate' over Stellantis battery plant: feds
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Ontario needs to bring more money to the table to end the "stalemate" with Stellantis over its new electric-vehicle battery plant. The automa...
May 16, 2023
30 cars set ablaze in Montreal, latest in a string of arsons targeting businesses
Montreal police are investigating after more than two dozen vehicles were set ablaze this morning in an industrial sector of a southwestern borough. They are the latest fires in a spate of arson cases...
May 16, 2023
Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada
Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue as wildfires throughout Western Canada have forced thousands of evacuations and air quality warnings due to smoke as far east as northern Ontario. Rough...
May 16, 2023