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Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians
Vancouver city council plans to make the historic Gastown neighbourhood more pedestrian-friendly by eliminating car traffic on its main thoroughfare. Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung says she will introduc...
May 2, 2023
Myles Gray's mother says conclusion of B.C. coroner's inquest marks end of chapter
Margie Gray says the end of a coroner's inquest into the death of her son has shown the public what she has known all along; that Vancouver police officers beat her son to death when he was vulnerable...
May 2, 2023
Navy commander pulled from job in connection with SEAL death
WASHINGTON (AP) - The commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months ...
May 2, 2023
Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
HAMILTON - Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations. The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier ...
May 2, 2023
Nearly half of B.C.'s ministries have been affected by fraud, mostly theft: auditor
VICTORIA - A new report by British Columbia's auditor general says almost half of the government's ministries have been affected by some type of fraud between 2021 and 2022, most commonly theft. Micha...
May 2, 2023
Prohibited driver hit four-year-old girl on bike in Langford, B.C., RCMP say
LANGFORD, B.C. - A Vancouver Island driver accused of hitting a four-year-old girl on her bike is in even more trouble after police checked his record. Westshore RCMP say the girl was riding along a s...
May 2, 2023
Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Mes...
May 2, 2023
Florida Panthers coach Maurice reflects on Toronto tenure 15 years later
TORONTO - Paul Maurice was driving home from the rink one day. Then came an epiphany. In the pressure cooker of hockey's most intense media market, the then-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs had j...
May 2, 2023
'A big loss for the community:' barn at Yellow Point Farms completely destroyed by fire
NANAIMO - A 100-year-old barn at a popular rural area farm and petting zoo has burned to the ground.The main building at Yellow Point Farms along Yellow Point Rd. near Nanaimo Airport went up in flame...
May 2, 2023
Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Repub...
May 2, 2023