Author Archives:
Vancouver look to turn previous chaos in to organized performance against Kansas
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off what head coach Vanni Sartini called a "chaotic" 6-2 win over the Houston Dynamo but now have to face one of the most in-form teams in the Western Co...
Jun 2, 2023
Suspect arrested following pair of Nanaimo bush fires
NANAIMO - An investigation is underway into the cause and circumstances behind a pair of brush fires lit within minutes of each other.Fire Rescue crews were called to Bowen Park and a nearby wooded ar...
Jun 2, 2023
Canadian women lose a heartbreaker to Mexico in CONCACAF under-20 semifinal
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Alice Soto scored in the 92nd minute to send Mexico to next year's FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Canada in semifinal action Friday at the CONCACA...
Jun 2, 2023
'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city's Downtown Eastside. They say officers responded to reports of shots fired Thursday afternoon...
Jun 2, 2023
8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses near Yale medical school
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed Friday when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight people including ...
Jun 2, 2023
B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the fun...
Jun 2, 2023
One dead following Hwy. 1 crash in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An apparent cardiac arrest has claimed the life of a local man involved in a crash in Chase River.Emergency crews were called to Hwy. 1 at Tenth St. around 11:50 a.m. on Friday, June 2 with ...
Jun 2, 2023
B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issu...
Jun 2, 2023
Quebec Remparts set sights on Memorial Cup crown to cap dominant season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The turning point that led to the Quebec Remparts' dominant season dates back just over a year. Head coach Patrick Roy pointed to last season's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playo...
Jun 2, 2023
Denying bail OK if for a 'just cause,' says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill
OTTAWA - The federal government's Charter statement for its proposed bail reforms says there is "just cause" to deny bail if certain requirements are met. Justice Minister David Lametti introduced a b...
Jun 2, 2023