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Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
TORONTO — Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline…
‘Part of me is gone’: Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing
Kristina Rennich started working as a groom at the Fraser Downs racetrack, formerly known as…
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…
Flight attendants union says it’s in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night
TORONTO — The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline…
Here’s the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants
OTTAWA — Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada…
B.C. fire numbers drop, with blaze near Vernon being held and evacuation order lifted
VERNON — The number of wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply after a weekend…
Marino rallies to win U.S. Open singles qualifier, Branstine and Galarneau bounced
NEW YORK — Rebecca Marino of Vancouver started strong, faded, then scrambled to survive two…
Missing sailor found safe and sound, say RCMP on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO — Police on Vancouver Island say a sailor who was reported missing last week…
Vancouver’s airport breaks rainfall record set in 1912
RICHMOND — Several daily rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley…
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…
Canada leading the way when it comes to applications to volunteer at 2026 World Cup
Canada is leading the way when it comes to volunteering to work at the 2026…
B.C. lawsuit accuses Buddhist monk of abusing boy after mother granted guardianship
VANCOUVER — A lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court alleges a boy who was placed…
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…
Vancouver Whitecaps draw Houston Dynamo 1-1 in Thomas Muller’s MLS debut
VANCOUVER — Thomas Muller’s Major League Soccer debut was almost perfect. Almost. The German soccer…
Photo Gallery: Thomas Muller’s Major League Soccer debut
Thomas Muller’s Major League Soccer debut was almost perfect. Almost. The German soccer icon came…
Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order
Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight…
José Artur scores in stoppage time to rally Dynamo to 1-1 draw with Whitecaps
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — José Artur found the net for the first time this…
Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
Sunday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Texas 10 Toronto 4 Baltimore 12 Houston 0 Kansas City…
Rise surprise AFC Toronto with 1-0 NSL road win
TORONTO — Jessica De Filippo pounced on a misplayed ball in the first minute of…
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…
Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled
Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled…
Vancouver’s Little Mountain routs Australia 12-0 at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Canada is moving on at the Little League World Series after Vancouver’s…
Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a…
Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife
Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as…