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Sartini apologizes, Whitecaps look to put playoff disappointment behind them
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has apologized for comments he made about refereeing after his team's playoff elimination. Vancouver was swept in its best-of-three playoff series with rei...
Nov 07, 2023

Teen killer enters guilty plea, agreed facts read out in court
Editor's Note: Details of this story were removed at the request of the defense and Crown lawyers to prevent possibly identifying the youth. -A teen killer initially charged with first degree murder i...
Nov 07, 2023

Inmates at Pine Grove refusing food, claim water causing boils
Concerns related to the quality of water at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) is, according to an inmate's advocacy group, among the reasons why a small group of inmates is refusing tray servi...
Nov 07, 2023

Tri-community women recognized at awards gala
The achievements of 23 local residents were front and center at the In Celebration of Women Awards Gala held Nov. 3 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. "It's to highlight and empower the w...
Nov 07, 2023

Judge tells Ibrahim Ali jury to disregard testimony of Crown witness who died
VANCOUVER - The judge in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who is accused of killing a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago, has told the jury to completely disregard the testimony of a w...
Nov 07, 2023

Defence, Crown make final arguments to the jury in Peter Nygard's sex assault trial
TORONTO - The sexual assault case against Peter Nygard is built on a "false narrative" created by women whose testimony was not credible, his lawyer argued on Tuesday while the Crown urged the jury to...
Nov 07, 2023

Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds
OTTAWA - The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, ...
Nov 07, 2023

Father of boy abducted in 2011 not notified of Hopley's escape from halfway house
The father of a boy abducted in 2011 by a man who is now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant says he's incredulous the repeat offender could walk away from a Vancouver halfway house. Paul Hebert says in a...
Nov 07, 2023

Canadian men face tough opposition in Dubai for kickoff of World Rugby sevens season
The Canadian men will find themselves in tough company when they kick off World Rugby's sevens season next month in Dubai. Canada will play New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa in Pool A of the Dec. 2-...
Nov 07, 2023

Elk Ridge to host Saskatchewan Open in August for newly formed PGA Tour Americas
Elk Ridge will be a prime destination for golfers looking to get a membership to compete in one of the world's best tours. The newly formed PGA Tour Americas announced its inaugural schedule for next ...
Nov 07, 2023