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Popular mountain biker dies in trail ride accident while in Mexico
VANCOUVER - A popular mountain biker from British Columbia has died in Mexico. A statement from Jordie Lunn's family says the 36-year-old was killed while trail riding in Cabo San Lucas...
Oct 11, 2019
Popular mountain biker dies in trail ride accident while in Mexico
VANCOUVER - A popular mountain biker from British Columbia has died in Mexico. A statement from Jordie Lunn's family says the 36-year-old was killed while trail riding in Cabo San Lucas...
Oct 11, 2019
Trump: Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the next week. T...
Oct 11, 2019
California to require abortion medication at public colleges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and o...
Oct 11, 2019
Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook's Libra digital currency plan
NEW YORK - Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook's Libra project, a major setback to the social network's plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the two paym...
Oct 11, 2019
British Columbia premier defends chief of staff over handling of allegations
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C. legislature when he first learned of them in July 2018 as the Liberals...
Oct 11, 2019
Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max
A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to un...
Oct 11, 2019
US suspends plans to hike tariffs Tuesday on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. far...
Oct 11, 2019
Girl recalls stabbing that injured her and killed her friend at B.C. high school
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A teenage girl wrote the words "this is amazing grace" on a piece of paper moments before she and her friend were attacked by a man with a knife inside a British Columbia high ...
Oct 11, 2019
Olivia Howe enters uncharted territory, joining Moose Jaw WHL coaching staff
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The Moose Jaw Warriors are believed to have hired the first female coach in Western Hockey League history. Olivia Howe, a native of Moose Jaw, Sask., has been named a coaching assis...
Oct 11, 2019