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B.C. premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming premier David Eby has been asked by the province's lieutenant-governor to begin the process of forming government in a step toward transitioning into his new rol...
Oct 26, 2022
B.C. government proposes changes to Indigenous child welfare legislation
VICTORIA - A proposed overhaul of legislation would make British Columbia the first province in Canada to legally recognize the right of Indigenous communities to provide their own child welfare syste...
Oct 26, 2022
Canada's Stephen Eustaquio scores for Porto in Champions League
BRUGGE, Belgium (CP-AP) - Canadian international Stephen Eustaquio scored as Porto punished Club Brugge's defensive mistakes to hand the Belgian champion its first defeat in the Champions League this ...
Oct 26, 2022
Canada's Denis Shapovalov beats American Taylor Fritz to advance at Vienna Open
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is on to the quarterfinals of the Vienna Open. Shapovalov upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday in the event's Round of 16...
Oct 26, 2022
West Fraser Timber earnings decline due to inflation, supply chain pressures
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. says its earnings declined to $216 million in the third quarter of 2022, as inflationary cost pressures and slowing demand for the company's products took a bite out...
Oct 26, 2022
Head coach of winless Vancouver Canucks still has GM's support
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin says he continues to support the winless team's head coach, despite a historically bad start to the season. Speaking with reporters in Vancouver on Wedn...
Oct 26, 2022
Canada's roster for women's hockey Rivalry Series against U.S. loaded with gold
CALGARY - Canada's roster for the first three games of its women's Rivalry Series against the U.S. features 16 players who won both Olympic and world hockey championship gold this year. Canada's 23-pl...
Oct 26, 2022
Canada women to play two international soccer friendlies in Brazil next month
Canada will head to South America next month for a pair of women's friendlies against Brazil during the November FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will take on No. 9 Brazil on No...
Oct 26, 2022
Canadian Nathan Rourke to start at quarterback for Lions in regular-season finale
Quarterback Nathan Rourke will make it back with the B.C. Lions before the start of the CFL playoffs. The Victoria native is expected to start Friday night when B.C. (12-5) visits Winnipeg (14-3) in t...
Oct 26, 2022
Branson's God and country tourism draws patriotic Christians
BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) - A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States. For nearly two hours, on a hot August night, a capacity crowd divided by North and So...
Oct 26, 2022