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B.C. government says school support staff across the province reach tentative deal
VICTORIA - A tentative framework agreement has been reached for 40,000 unionized elementary and secondary support staff in British Columbia. The Finance Ministry says the deal is between the Public Sc...
Sep 16, 2022
Judge says Vancouver candidates can use non-Latin names on the ballot Oct. 15
Vancouver voters heading to polls next month will find 15 candidates' names on the ballots represented in non-Latin characters, such as Chinese, Persian and Farsi. The City of Vancouver says in a news...
Sep 16, 2022
Judge signs off on fund for U-Michigan doctor's victims
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collect...
Sep 16, 2022
Judge signs off on fund for U-Michigan doctor's victims
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collect...
Sep 16, 2022
Golf tournament yields huge donations to Nanaimo Community Hospice & KidSport
NANAIMO - A new golf tournament, organized on short notice has scored big for two non-profit groups.The first Big Wheel Charity Golf Classic was held at Cottonwood Golf Course, near Nanaimo Airport, o...
Sep 16, 2022
Matthews believes Leafs' playoff pain will pay off: 'We're writing our own story'
HENDERSON, Nev. - Auston Matthews believes those deep, painful battle scars of past playoff failures will eventually - finally - pay dividends. The Maple Leafs star centre, in truth, has little choice...
Sep 16, 2022
End of time change still in the works: Premier Horgan
WHISTLER - British Columbia is still waiting for western U.S states to get on board with an initiative to end the twice annual practice of changing clocks.Premier John Horgan told media at the Union o...
Sep 16, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps searching for first win over Seattle Sounders in five years
VANCOUVER - For the second year in a row, the Vancouver Whitecaps need a big result against their regional rivals in order to preserve their faint playoff hopes. History, though, is not on Vancouver's...
Sep 16, 2022
Stinging memory fuels Calgary Stampeders in clash with B.C. Lions
CALGARY - Momentum, yes, but Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson doesn't want his team feeling untroubled with the B.C. Lions in town. A 56-28 win over the Edmonton Elks last week and a modes...
Sep 16, 2022
Key West honors Queen Elizabeth at Southernmost Point marker
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - The Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Florida, a landmark delineating the continental United States' southernmost spot of land, became a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II on Fr...
Sep 16, 2022