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Canada’s Diallo, Shapovalov, Andreescu lose as tennis season starts Asian swing
TOKYO — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo pushed second-seeded Taylor Fritz to a third-set tiebreak, but ultimately…
UK’s Starmer hopes a vision of ‘renewal’ can silence doubts about his leadership
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Keir Starmer never had much of a political honeymoon. Now some…
Skipping the Hotel Room for a Spacious Winter Escape at The Castle at Swan Lake
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With apartment-style suites, full kitchens and a private chalet, Vernon’s Castle at Swan Lake offers families and groups room to spread out and a convenient base for winter adventures at SilverStar.
New-look Grand Slam of Curling broadcast team in place after off-season overhaul
The Grand Slam of Curling will kick off Tuesday with a new-look broadcast booth after…
Saudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
CAIRO (AP) — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh…
Kartye, Cuylle each score twice as Rangers beat struggling Canucks 6-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Ty Kartye and Will Cuylle each scored two goals and Canadian…
12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say
CAIRO (AP) — The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of…
Slugs gone, bugs gone, strawberries thriving as invasive lizards boom in B.C.
Tracy Menzies had been at war with slugs in her backyard garden as they’ve always…
Scores and sports schedule for Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 1 Washington 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Columbus 3 Pittsburgh…
De Goede to captain Canada in rugby rematches with world champion England
TORONTO — World Rugby’s reigning women’s player of the year Sophie de Goede will captain…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also…
B.C. Conservative leader Doerkson dumps candidate Joachim Agou in racism row
Interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives Lorne Doerkson has swiftly dumped a candidate in…
Southern Resident killer whale seen with another dead calf off Vancouver Island
FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — Researchers in Washington state say a Southern Resident killer…
Three finalists named for inaugural Writers’ Trust non-fiction editing prize
TORONTO — Award-winning poet katherena vermette is among the three finalists for the Writers’ Trust’s…
National Book Award finalists span continents and tackle identity, justice and war
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Edwidge Danticat, Valeria Luiselli and Karl Ove Knausgaard are…
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and…
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was…
B.C.’s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said his party would introduce a new tax bracket…
Scores and Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026
Saturday’s Games NHL Pittsburgh 6 Montreal 5 (OT) Ottawa 3 Toronto 2 Edmonton 3 Seattle…
B.C. man sentenced for ‘hateful’ messages written on Victoria historic synagogue
VICTORIA — A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with “unquestionably…
Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to run for B.C. Greens in provincial vote
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Green Party has named former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as…
Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
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A top official at the Bank of Canada says monetary policymakers are struggling to find…
Victoria Monét’s ‘Frequency of Love’ aims to strike the optimal sonic vibration
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Monét won’t take it personally if you call her upcoming…
Rourke, Pickett, Beverette named CFL’s top players of September
TORONTO — B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Toronto Argonauts linebacker Adarius Pickett and Montreal Alouettes…