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Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
AGASSIZ, B.C. - RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at a small lake in the Fraser Valley died when they fell through the ice. Police were notified Tuesday that the men hadn't retur...
Feb 5, 2025
Roughriders sign star receiver/returner Mario Alford to contract extension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Alford was fourth in the league with 2,071 all-purpose yards...
Feb 5, 2025
Canadians want research on UFO sightings, but don't want to pay for it
OTTAWA - The truth is out there and Canadians think they should know about it - but they don't want to pay for research into reports of strange objects spotted in the night sky. Canada's chief science...
Feb 5, 2025
B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking
VICTORIA - A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being traffic...
Feb 5, 2025
Canada Nick Taylor has a cure for the mid-winter blues: winning
The mid-winter blahs are something Nick Taylor has only heard about. Taylor has won four of his five career PGA Tour titles in the winter months, most recently winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Jan. ...
Feb 5, 2025
Nunavut MP calls on Liberals to extend Inuit child funding program
OTTAWA - Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is repeating her calls for Ottawa to extend a funding program for Inuit children, saying the situation is dire. The Inuit Child First Initiative was introduced in 2019 ...
Feb 5, 2025
B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking
VICTORIA - A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being traffic...
Feb 5, 2025
Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
VANCOUVER - A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for s...
Feb 5, 2025
Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
VANCOUVER - A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for s...
Feb 5, 2025
Trudeau travelling to Paris, Brussels for AI summit, meetings with European allies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet European leaders and the head of NATO next week as Canada reaches out to allies reeling under the impact of the new Trump administration in the United ...
Feb 5, 2025
