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B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation's treaty rights
BUICK, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial deve...
Oct 01, 2021
Stampeders hope to use bye week rest to their advantage against Roughriders
CALGARY - Craig Dickenson solicited some help from the CFL head office in order to prepare for his team's road game against the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. The head coach of the Saskatchewan Rough...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened homelessness in the province's capital, with the region facing a lack of shelter spaces for those who test positi...
Oct 01, 2021
Michael Spavor thanks, Canada, world, asks for privacy after Chinese prison release
OTTAWA - Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a w...
Oct 01, 2021
Canada to welcome Costa Rica, Mexico to Edmonton in November for World Cup qualifiers
Canada Soccer will welcome Costa Rica and Mexico to Edmonton in November for World Cup qualifying games, hoping chilly weather and artificial turf at Commonwealth Stadium will make the CONCACAF visito...
Oct 01, 2021
Queen's Plate champion Safe Conduct tops 12-horse field for $400,000 Breeders' Stakes
TORONTO - Safe Conduct returns to Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, albeit on a different surface and with a different rider. Safe Conduct captured the $1-million Queen's Plate on Woodbine Racetrack's Tap...
Oct 01, 2021
Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he di...
Oct 01, 2021
Canada, Germany pushing wealthy countries for more climate money
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada and Germany have made "a lot of progress" convincing rich countries around the world to pony up more cash to help the developing world figh...
Oct 01, 2021
Judge: Arbery's mental health records can't be used at trial
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Ahmaud Arbery's mental health records can't be used as trial evidence by the white men who chased and killed the 25-year-old Black man as he was running in their neighborhood, a G...
Oct 01, 2021
Houston school employee shot by former student, police say
HOUSTON (AP) - A former student of a Houston charter school shot and wounded a school employee on campus Friday morning before quickly surrendering to police, authorities said. The shooting happened a...
Oct 01, 2021
