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House values drop 11 per cent in Vancouver, stabilize or rise elsewhere in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Housing assessments in British Columbia show the real estate market continues to see signs of moderation in the Lower Mainland while stabilizing on Vancouver Island and other parts of the ...
Jan 2, 2020
La Glace Fire Hall set to open this month
After several months of delays, the new La Glace fire hall is expected to open later this month. Ground broke on the new fire hall in July 2018. The reason for building the new fire hall was that a re...
Jan 2, 2020 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Poet who edited work of convicted killer should speak: University of Regina
REGINA - The University of Regina says it would be against its principles to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with a convicted killer of an Indigenous woman. Richard ...
Jan 2, 2020
Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers
NEW YORK - Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director's chair. In 2019, women directed more of the most popular movies than ...
Jan 2, 2020
Alberta reports first severe vaping-related lung illness to Public Health Agency
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-related lung illness.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is monitoring the situation and w...
Jan 2, 2020
Huberdeau, Jarry, Panarin named NHL's three stars of December
NEW YORK - Florida left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau, Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry and New York Rangers right-wing Artemi Panarin are the NHL's three stars of December. Huberdeau tied for the most p...
Jan 2, 2020
Alberta reports first severe vaping-related lung illness to Public Health Agency
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-related lung illness. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is monitoring the situation and ...
Jan 2, 2020
Airplane refuellers sit down with mediators as strike hits third day
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports met with mediators today as their strike dragged into its third day. Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the I...
Jan 2, 2020
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK - Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City's Times Square. In one of the globe's...
Jan 2, 2020
Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavours
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the n...
Jan 2, 2020