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B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...
Apr 13, 2023
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...
Apr 13, 2023
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne upgraded to questionable for Toronto FC's weekend match
TORONTO - Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday's game against visiti...
Apr 13, 2023
B.C. seasonal forecast shows cool spring, flood hazard in high snowpack regions
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents can expect a long, cool spring, with the highest risk of flooding likely coming in May and June as temperatures rise. A seasonal weather outlook from B.C.'s Minis...
Apr 13, 2023
Raptors soul-searching after play-in loss
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet thinks it's time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they're...
Apr 13, 2023
Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban, DeSantis supports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada's Fernandez to face Belgium's Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top...
Apr 13, 2023
Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...
Apr 13, 2023
Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school
DELTA, B.C. - Police say a teenager has been hurt in a stabbing while on the grounds of a Delta, B.C., elementary school. Delta police say the 15-year-old was attacked late Wednesday and left with sta...
Apr 13, 2023
After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended
HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revise...
Apr 13, 2023