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Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event
VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...
Apr 20, 2022
University of B.C. to keep mask mandate in place until June 30 as sixth wave looms
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it will keep its mask mandate for indoor spaces until the end of June as experts anticipate the province will enter the sixth wave of the pandemic. ...
Apr 20, 2022
Two sets of human remains in Surrey, B.C., may be from same person, say police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating reports of human remains in two locations but believed to be from the same person. Police say the first discovery was made on Sunday...
Apr 20, 2022
Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of...
Apr 20, 2022
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It ca...
Apr 20, 2022
Several black bears roaming Cinnabar Valley and Extension neighbourhoods
NANAIMO - Numerous reports of human food conditioned bears in rural south Nanaimo have been made to the BC Conservation Officer Service over the past several weeks.Caitlin Bickford with the BC Conserv...
Apr 20, 2022
Russian, Belarusian players allowed at National Bank Open, for now
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to participate in the upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments this August in Toronto and Montreal, at least for now. Tennis Canada told The Canadi...
Apr 20, 2022
Cannabis industry leaders hold summit in Kelowna
The state of the B.C. and Canadian cannabis sector is among the topics of discussion at the BC Cannabis Summit which starts today in Kelowna, on the day known in cannabis culture as 420.The three-day,...
Apr 20, 2022
Senators snap Canucks' six-game win streak with 4-3 shootout victory
VANCOUVER - The Ottawa Senators knew what a win would mean for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday - and the visitors were eager to play spoiler. The Canucks came in looking to extend a six-game win stre...
Apr 20, 2022
Martin St. Louis pushes forward with rebuilding Canadiens: 'Elite hockey mind'
Martin St. Louis had a pretty good sense of what he was getting into. The Hall of Fame forward played 16 NHL seasons, won a Stanley Cup, captured major awards, experienced international success, and f...
Apr 20, 2022