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In the news today: WestJet flight from Toronto has rough landing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025
Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL Edmonton 31 Calgary 19 Saskatchewan 21 Winnipeg 13 Hamilton 26 Montreal 9…
Lawsuit alleges 2006 sexual assault by acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
VANCOUVER — The estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is being sued in British…
Long in the shadows, a new generation of songwriters gain recognition and success as artists
New York (AP) — When songs top the charts, they become inescapable: Cross-genre hits are…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also…
‘As long as it takes’: Union escalates B.C. public service strike
VANCOUVER — Strike action by public service workers from the BC General Employees’ Union entered…
Ottawa Redblacks hope to end two-game mini-skid against the B.C. Lions
OTTAWA — Much of the Ottawa Redblacks’ season has been defined by adversity. The CFL…
Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from boardroom to Hollywood, dies at 91
MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated…
Tyson Beukeboom to become Canada’s most-capped rugby player at World Cup
Canadian lock Tyson Beukeboom will become Canada’s most-capped rugby player Saturday when she earns cap…
15 people hospitalized after double-decker bus crashes outside London’s Victoria Station
LONDON (AP) — Fifteen people were hospitalized Thursday after a double-decker bus mounted the sidewalk…
Australia’s highest court denies decorated Afghanistan veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Thursday removed the last chance for highly…
Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
VICTORIA — Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week,…
PHOTO ESSAY: In Uganda, a sprawling generation of children finds its fate entwined with elders
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — Some call them the continent’s greatest natural resource, the bevy of…
A look at the world leaders joining China’s military parade in a show of solidarity with Beijing
HONG KONG (AP) — The leaders of 26 countries and other foreign representatives joined Chinese…
Unionized workers for ferry service between Nanaimo and mainland seek first contract
VANCOUVER — The company that runs the Hullo Ferries service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo…
Talks seek ways to restart negotiations with B.C. government workers: minister
As thousands of British Columbia government workers hit the picket lines Tuesday, the province’s finance…
Driver fined more than $1,000 after fleeing Vancouver Island police
COLWOOD — RCMP on Vancouver Island say a 43-year-old Victoria man has been hit with…
In the news today: Strike deadline passes for public service staff
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who…
Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
Sunday’s Scoreboard CFL Saskatchewan 34 Winnipeg 30 — MLB Interleague Minnesota 7 San Diego 2…
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot…
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn’t…
New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VICTORIA — Victoria’s new police chief Fiona Wilson says she faces “a very, very steep…
Judge throws out campaign finance lawsuit between Republican rivals in Georgia governor’s race
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by one…