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Doctor accused of secretly recording 4,500 videos in Australian hospital restrooms released on bail
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A trainee surgeon was released from custody on bail Friday after…
Rising Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko draws veteran Krejcikova at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Rising tennis star Victoria Mboko will face two-time Grand Slam winner Barbora…
Victoria hospital’s pediatric clinic to temporarily shut over staffing, workload woes
VICTORIA — An urgent care clinic for children at Victoria General Hospital will shut on…
B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities
VICTORIA — British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more…
Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from US if they don’t have criminal records
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has agreed to a deal with the United States to…
Canadian women show off their depth in lineup for Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji
The second-ranked Canadian women open their Rugby World Cup campaign Saturday in England with a…
In softball and baseball, girls are getting more visibility at the Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Little League runs World Series tournaments for baseball and softball,…
Moving to a new home or school can stress kids out. How to make it more manageable
NEW YORK (AP) — Summer can be a time of big transitions for kids. It’s…
Plane, bus or a 45-hour drive? Travellers seek solutions after Air Canada strike ends
Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn’t made it home to Ottawa despite enduring nearly…
Man charged with arson in Vancouver after three weekend fires
VANCOUVER — A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were…
Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes southeast of Port Renfrew, B.C.
PORT RENFREW — A minor earthquake was recorded on Monday evening near Port Renfrew, about…
Fernandez solves ‘setback’ with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY — Leylah Fernandez needed a major confidence boost after back-to-back opening-round exits at the…
Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers’ woes continue amid Air Canada strike
John and Lois Alderman said they felt like “prisoners,” stranded in Toronto as they waited…
Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application
RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at…
Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
TORONTO — Katie Hulan’s family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had…
Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
Sunday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Texas 10 Toronto 4 Baltimore 12 Houston 0 Kansas City…
Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO — The last group of wildfire evacuees forced from their Vancouver Island homes by…
Canada’s Rogers wins Diamond League gold in women’s hammer; Katzberg gets silver
SILESIA, POLAND — Canada has earned two medals at the Diamond League meet in Silesia,…
Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson dies at age 89
SYDNEY (AP) — Bob Simpson, a former player, captain and coach and one of the…
How a Vancouver blood trail ended with Canada’s first unexplained wealth order
It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an…
Those in Bamfield, B.C., support each other as wildfire cuts power, main road access
Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for…
‘Free Palestine’ banner hung on B.C. legislature sets off probe of ‘security breach’
VICTORIA — A protest banner hung on the outside facade of the British Columbia legislature…
Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their…
Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific
A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific earlier this year uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries…