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Surrey, B.C., police transition deal from RCMP to local force complete, says minister
VANCOUVER - A long-running and fractious dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its police department has ended with a cash agreement. Solicitor General Mike Farnw...
Jul 10, 2024
Riders lead the way in CFL defensive takeways
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the takeaway kings early in the 2024 CFL season.After five weeks of action, the Green and White lead the CFL with their defence forcing 14 turnovers. The unit is ahead...
Jul 10, 2024
Fire ban in effect for tri-communities
A fire ban is in effect as of noon on Wednesday. That's according to a notice issued by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department, which states the fire ban will remain in place until significant precipit...
Jul 10, 2024
Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men's soccer coach on Wednesday after his team's first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for ...
Jul 10, 2024
Former Quebec junior hockey players sentenced for sex assault to appeal sentences
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players will appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres ch...
Jul 10, 2024
Former Quebec junior hockey players sentenced for sex assault to appeal sentences
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players will appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres ch...
Jul 10, 2024
B.C. war veteran John Hillman, dead at 105, raised thousands for children's charity
OAK BAY - Second World War veteran John Hillman, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity in the last years of his life, died Monday at the age of 105. In 2020, Hillman gained widesprea...
Jul 10, 2024
Toronto Blue Jays looking to restock minor system at MLB Draft this weekend
It's time for the Toronto Blue Jays to restock their minor league system. Amateur scouting director Shane Farrell spoke with media on Wednesday ahead of this weekend's Major League Baseball draft and ...
Jul 10, 2024
Feds invest $15M in health-care AI development through Vancouver tech cluster program
VANCOUVER - Canada is investing about $15 million toward the development of artificial intelligence in health care that Federal Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne calls a "game changer" fo...
Jul 10, 2024
Eels writhe on Vancouver airport's tarmac after escaping from Air Canada cargo box
RICHMOND - It was not quite the 2006 film "Snakes on a Plane" at Vancouver International Airport, but there were real eels - dozens of them - writhing on the tarmac during a recent incident captured o...
Jul 10, 2024