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Canada to host first leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier against Uruguay B.C. Place
VANCOUVER - Kingsley Jones got an early taste of what’s waiting for him if he can get Canada past Uruguay and into the 2019 Rugby World Cup - a lot of attention from back home. Hired last month ...
Oct 24, 2017
B.C. auditor takes aim at inadequate management of grizzly populations
VICTORIA - Hunters in British Columbia kill up to 300 grizzly bears every year, but it is habitat loss that is actually the greatest threat to the imposing predators, says auditor general Carol Bellri...
Oct 24, 2017
'Unfortunate' provinces, territories not part of child welfare ruling: Philpott
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says provinces and territories have not been at the table to the extent they need to be -up until now - to address issues with First Nations child w...
Oct 24, 2017
GOP Sen. Flake, a vocal Trump critic, won't seek re-election
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election next year, delivering a forceful condemnation of the “flagrant disregard of truth and decency” and b...
Oct 24, 2017
Woman says she slipped on sandwich leftovers, sues store
DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge says a woman who says she slipped on the remnants of a sandwich can continue her lawsuit against a popular convenience store chain. Lisa Donovan says she slipped and fel...
Oct 24, 2017
Ex-world snooker champ banned for breaching betting rules
BRISTOL, England - Former world snooker champion Stuart Bingham was given a six-month ban on Tuesday for breaking rules about betting on matches, including those in which he was playing. Bingham was f...
Oct 24, 2017
Vandals burn farmer's beloved bear sculpture: 'Everybody is so upset'
DEBERT, N.S. - Vandals have destroyed a beloved, five-metre-tall sculpture of a bear, a Nova Scotia farmer’s annual tradition promoting his family’s poultry and pumpkin farms. Blake Jennin...
Oct 24, 2017
Snowfall warnings in place around the Peace Country
There are snowfall warnings in place for a big chunk of the Peace Region. Environment Canada says the warnings cover the Fairview, Peace River, Manning and High Prairie areas, along with the BC Peace....
Oct 24, 2017
Conde Nast drops Terry Richardson after misconduct claims
LONDON - Conde Nast International says it is severing ties with Terry Richardson, the U.S. fashion photographer who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct. The company’s magazines include Vo...
Oct 24, 2017
Pussy Riot members stage protest inside Trump Tower
NEW YORK - Members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot have staged a protest at Trump Tower in New York City to draw attention to the plight of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is incarcera...
Oct 24, 2017