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British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 27, 2023
Warner, LePage compete in discus at Canadian championships as preparation for worlds
LANGLEY, B.C. - Olympic champion Damian Warner says he's using this week's 2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships as a tune-up to the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August. Warner is...
Jul 27, 2023
Redblacks look to win three straight as Ticats visit Ottawa for key East matchup
OTTAWA - Thanks to some late heroics behind quarterback Dustin Crum, the Ottawa Redblacks will be looking for their first three-game winning streak in five years when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
Jul 27, 2023
Williams Lake, B.C., Mountie charged three years after car crash with suspect
VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved several charges against an RCMP officer, three years after a suspect was seriously injured in a crash with a police cruiser. The prosecution ...
Jul 27, 2023
Renovations to Montreal's famed Olympic Stadium just got more complicated
MONTREAL - Repairs to the roof of Montreal's problem-plagued Olympic Stadium have become significantly more complicated. The agency in charge of the landmark sports complex that hosted the 1976 Olympi...
Jul 27, 2023
Local cyclist raising money for kids with cancer throughout August
A local cyclist is looking to once again raise over $1,500 for Kids with Cancer throughout the month of August. Wilf Marquis is taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge again, trying to ride 1,500 kil...
Jul 27, 2023
Renovations to Montreal's famed Olympic Stadium just got more complicated
MONTREAL - Repairs to the roof of Montreal's problem-plagued Olympic Stadium have become significantly more complicated. The agency in charge of the landmark sports complex that hosted the 1976 Olympi...
Jul 27, 2023
Man arrested in cold case of woman found in Ontario 'dumped her body' in river: docs
A man charged with murdering a woman who was found dead in eastern Ontario decades ago told police investigating the cold case that he dumped her body in a river, U.S. court documents show. The detail...
Jul 27, 2023
Montreal man, 27, who allegedly stabbed police officer charged with attempted murder
MONTREAL - A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a Montreal police officer Wednesday. Quebec prosecutors say Menachem Benaroch appeared in a Montreal cour...
Jul 27, 2023
Ten medals won at North American Indigenous Games by Peace Region athletes
The 2023 North American Indigenous Games wrapped up this past weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Alberta athletes won 82 medals at the games - 27 gold, 28 silver, and 27 bronze, and placed fourth overal...
Jul 27, 2023