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Resilient Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push amid COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' road to the playoffs continues to be a bumpy ride. A COVID-19 outbreak has left the 'Caps (7-10-6) short-handed for Friday's crucial home matchup against the Houst...
Aug 04, 2022
Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...
Aug 04, 2022
Mélanie Joly proposes national security study on safety of Kyiv embassy's local staff
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is proposing the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians study allegations that Canada did not heed warnings about the safety of ...
Aug 04, 2022
Canada's McKay salvages 10-metre diving bronze at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Caeli McKay captured bronze in the women's 10-metre platform diving at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, salvaging a medal with her favourite dive. "I'm very ha...
Aug 04, 2022
Grande Prairie gamer to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Esports Championship
A Grande Prairie local is going to Birmingham, England to represent his college and country at the Commonwealth Esports Championship. That event takes place this weekend in conjunction with the Common...
Aug 04, 2022
Canadian lightweight Oivier Aubin-Mercier calm before PFL semifinal in New York
For a man two wins away from a title and US$1-million payday, Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Mercier is remarkably calm. "I'm almost getting stressed because I'm not stressed," he said. "It's a weird...
Aug 04, 2022
In borrowed clothes, Korda makes strong start at Muirfield
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - Playing in borrowed clothes doesn't seem to bother Jessica Korda at the Women's British Open. Still waiting for her suitcase to arrive in Muirfield, Korda recovered from an ...
Aug 04, 2022
County of Grande Prairie, PRFA lift fire advisories
The fire advisory issued by the County of Grande Prairie Fire Service on July 27 has been lifted.The fire department says fire permits are still needed to do any burning and that burning is not permit...
Aug 04, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 04, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 04, 2022