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Veterans Tyson Beukeboom, Karen Paquin lead Canada’s team at WXV rugby tournament
Veterans Tyson Beukeboom and Karen Paquin will lead Canada at the WXV 1 women’s rugby…
Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko working through rare muscle injury
PENTICTON, B.C. — Thatcher Demko and his medical team have spent the last few months…
Métis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group
OTTAWA — The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan has pulled out of a national body representing…
B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia’s drug detoxification facilities…
‘She is dying’: Lawsuit asks Lake Winnipeg to be legally defined as a person
WINNIPEG — A court has been asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with constitutional…
Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport
EDMONTON — Independent investigators have cleared a Yukon police officer in a 2022 fatal shooting…
B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins
VANCOUVER — Current support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren’t working…
Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was…
Canucks training camp ‘nerve wracking’ for new addition DeBrusk
PENTICTON, B.C. — Jake DeBrusk had a bit of an unfamiliar feeling as he prepared…
‘Last hurrah’: Memorial service for Calgary children’s entertainer Buck Shot
CALGARY — It was the last show for longtime children’s TV star Ron (Buck Shot)…
In the news today: Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old…
A year into job as head of Hockey Canada, Henderson says hockey healthier
CALGARY — Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and…
Unpredictable whooping cough outbreaks see cases rise in Ontario, drop in Quebec
TORONTO — Whooping cough is on track to reach a record number of cases in…
RCMP say arson destroyed Red Bridge across Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into…
Quebec company looks to help open up Canada to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
With an ownership stake in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Quebec’s Allrem Sports & Entertainment…
Vancouver Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season
PENTICTON, B.C. — Arturs Silovs was the Vancouver Canucks breakout star during last season’s playoffs…
HandyDART workers reach tentative agreement with Transdev: union
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver says a tentative agreement has…
Verhoeff scores OT winner to give Royals a 5-4 win over Americans
VICTORIA — Keaton Verhoeff scored the winner at 4:16 of overtime to give the Royals…
John Rustad, political cast off to potential B.C. premier: ‘remarkable,’ he says
VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad was at a low point in…
Timeline: The political shakeups leading up to the 2024 B.C. fall election
VICTORIA — There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last…
Wallstedt helps Wild knock off Jets 5-2 in pre-season test
WINNIPEG — Jesper Wallstedt left a lot of Jets hopefuls shaking their heads on Saturday…
Calgary couple find their ‘Zen’ through axe throwing, compete in world championships
CALGARY — Nick Kolomyja reckons axe throwing may have saved his life. After 30 years…
Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days…