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Sentencing hearing for man convicted in Amanda Todd case set for September
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before her suicide has been scheduled for next month. Justi...
Aug 11, 2022
Review concludes Whitecaps' response to misconduct allegations was appropriate
An independent investigation has concluded that the Vancouver Whitecaps' response to allegations of misconduct by former women's coaches Bob Birarda and Hubert Busby Jr., was serious and "appropriate....
Aug 11, 2022
Wrestler Eekeeluak Avalak dedicates historic Canada Games gold to his late brother
THOROLD, Ont. - Eekeeluak Avalak was guaranteed to make history even before he stepped onto the mat on Thursday. The 18-year-old wrestler from Cambridge Bay won not only Nunavut's first ever medal at ...
Aug 11, 2022
'Transformative' change possible, says Anjali Appadurai, 2nd NDP leadership candidate
VICTORIA - A former federal election candidate who describes herself as a human rights and climate advocate has entered the British Columbia New Democrat leadership race. Anjali Appadurai is the secon...
Aug 11, 2022
Saskatchewan man cut through fence to cross U.S. border with children: border patrol
The United States Border Patrol says a convicted Canadian sex offender drove through a barbed wire fence to cross theinternational border with two children and their mother. The border patrol said age...
Aug 11, 2022
Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud beats No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway reached the quarterfinals at the National Bank Open on Thursday with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain. Ruud is ...
Aug 11, 2022
Gauff beats Sabalenka to advance to Toronto quarterfinals, will face Halep next
TORONTO - Coco Gauff moved on to the quarterfinals of the women's National Bank Open on Thursday with an entertaining and error-filled 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) win over Aryna Sabalenka. Serving for the match...
Aug 11, 2022
Unseal warrant for Mar-a-Lago search, AG Garland asks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is asking a federal court to unseal the warrant the FBI used to search the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland...
Aug 11, 2022
Federal Tories running to the 'extremes,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark
OTTAWA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark is endorsing Jean Charest to be the next leader of the federal Conservatives at a time when she says the party is running to the extremes. Clark ...
Aug 11, 2022
New assistant coach for Vernon Vipers
The Vernon Vipers have hired a native of Czechia as an assistant coach.Lukas Lomicky comes to Vernon after two seasons as an associate coach with the BC Hockey League's Prince George Spruce Kings.Vipe...
Aug 11, 2022
