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Canadians not thrilled but not angry either about federal election outcome: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote. ...
Sep 28, 2021
Apartment block explosion in Sweden injures some 20 people
An explosion in an apartment building in central Gothenburg in Sweden injured up to 20 people on Tuesday, according to the Swedish news agency TT. The explosion took place in the early hours of the mo...
Sep 28, 2021
Ekman-Larsson has two points as Canucks down Flames 4-2 in pre-season action
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - J.T. Miller buried the game-winning goal Monday as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Calgary Flames 4-2 in pre-season action in Abbotsford, B.C. Conor Garland, Chase Wouters and Tann...
Sep 27, 2021
Canadian Safety Week lifts off at YLW
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is one of 16 airports in Canada taking part in Canadian Airports Safety Week, an airport-led initiative to promote healthy and safe work practices among airport emp...
Sep 27, 2021
CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama calls end to international career with Kenya
MONTREAL - CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama, a former Kenya captain, is retiring from international football. Wanyama made his senior debut in 2007 at age 15. He went on to score seven goals in 5...
Sep 27, 2021
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be French-Canadian was a way for her great-grandparen...
Sep 27, 2021
Gas well blowout near Los Angeles leads to $1.8B settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility, attor...
Sep 27, 2021
Province reports 2,239 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 525 in Interior
British Columbia continues to see a high number of new COVID-19 cases.The province reported 2,239 new infections since Friday for an average of 746 per day.That includes 876 new cases on Saturday, 657...
Sep 27, 2021
Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Rile...
Sep 27, 2021
North Korea fires projectile into sea, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made off the North's eastern coast on Tuesday mo...
Sep 27, 2021
