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Nothing 'sinister' about airport questioning of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - The actions of Canadian officials during the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport were "not at all sinister" and followed their legal obligations, a ...
Oct 2, 2019
Featherstone Rovers on a rugby league roll as they prepare for Toronto showdown
TORONTO - Featherstone Rovers, the lowest-ranked of the five teams to make the Betfred Championship post-season, have beaten all-comers in the playoffs so far. And they have done it the hard way - wit...
Oct 2, 2019
No evidence FBI, RCMP directed border guards' examination of Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says there's no evidence to support a "conspiracy" theory that United States officials directed Canadian border guards to interrogate Huawei Technolo...
Oct 2, 2019
Tug capsizing last year in Vancouver highlights industry risks: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the capsizing of a tug at the mouth of the Fraser River in Vancouver shows the risks the industry faces because of a lack of awareness of the fact...
Oct 2, 2019
Storm deal Osepchuk to Olds
Bryce Osepchuk is on his way to Olds.The Storm have traded the 19-year-old forward to the Grizzlys today, in exchange for future considerations.Osepchuk has suited up just once through eight games thi...
Oct 2, 2019 Photo: Jeromy Corrigan
Temporary Tent City dismantled with everyone having a warm place to go
Tent city has been packed up and its residents have somewhere to go.The city's Community Housing and Homelessness Supervisor, Katherine Schmidt says during the daytime there is a drop-in program with ...
Oct 2, 2019 Everyone was moved out of Tent City by October 1, 2019 (Photo by Shaun Penner)
Swore on video: Saskatchewan hockey player suspended for hit on goalie banned
YORKTON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player who was serving a suspension for rough play on a goaltender won't be playing for the rest of the season after appearing in a profanity-...
Oct 2, 2019
Crown says Boyle, accused of assault, made up self-serving nude protest story
OTTAWA - A federal prosecutor says former hostage Joshua Boyle lied about likening his wife's tendency to strip off her clothes to the nude protests of Russian dissenters who settled in western Canada...
Oct 2, 2019
NDP commits $10 billion for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada
VANCOUVER - An NDP government would spend $10 billion over the next four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces in Canada, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday, with the goal of offering ...
Oct 2, 2019
Ready for some hockey? Green Day song may be new NHL anthem
The NHL could be on the way to its version of "Are You Ready For Some Football?" The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' "Wednesday...
Oct 2, 2019