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Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every...
Oct 29, 2024
'Just not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal caucus should not hold a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau's leadership of the party. Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a...
Oct 29, 2024
Raptors star Scottie Barnes to miss road game against Charlotte with facial injury
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, ...
Oct 29, 2024
Liberals want pregnancy counselling charities to disclose if they offer abortion help
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is introducing legislation to require charities that offer pregnancy counselling to disclose whether they also offer abortion and birth control or referral to those ser...
Oct 29, 2024
Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday...
Oct 29, 2024
Gushue tops Shuster 7-5 to remain unbeaten at Pan Continental curling championships
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Brad Gushue defeated American John Shuster 7-5 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Pan Continental curling championships. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., took the lead with a...
Oct 29, 2024
Privacy commissioner investigates federal revenue agency data breaches
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to more than 30,000 privacy breaches dating back to 2020. In a news release, t...
Oct 29, 2024
Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it's possible he hadn't eaten in weeks or months. Vancouver Aquarium's M...
Oct 29, 2024
Pro Women's Hockey League announces it could add as many as 2 teams for 2025-26 season
The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add as many as two franchises for the start of the 2025-26 season, a league executive announced Tuesday...
Oct 29, 2024
Pro Women's Hockey League announces plans to expand by 2 teams for 2025-26 season
The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add two franchises for the start of the 2025-26 season, a league executive announced Tuesday. Speaking ...
Oct 29, 2024