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B.C. wife of ISIS fighter is released on bail, pending peace bond hearing
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria this week after marrying an ISIS fighter has been granted bail pending a peace bond hearing. Ki...
Oct 27, 2022
Federal dental care benefit gets go-ahead from House of Commons
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has voted to pass third reading of the Liberals' dental-care benefit bill, which will allow the government to send cheques to modest-income families to pay for their kids...
Oct 27, 2022
First Nations chief says 2030 Olympic bid over after B.C. declines support
VANCOUVER - A First Nations chief says an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in British Columbia is over after the province declined its support. "It's an end to the bid," Chief Jen Thomas o...
Oct 27, 2022
Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada
OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...
Oct 27, 2022
County crews battle fire near Dimsdale
A fire near Dimsdale Thursday morning is under investigation by the County of Grande Prairie's fire marshall. The fire, which was reported around 10 am, started in a shed and eventually spread to a ne...
Oct 27, 2022
Blue Bombers defence won't let Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke get comfortable
WINNIPEG - Jackson Jeffcoat and Brandon Alexander don't want B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke to continue where he left off. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-3) host the Lions (12-5) on Friday in the...
Oct 27, 2022
Canada's Keegan Messing had dreamed of being world's first to land quad Axel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The quadruple Axel is a love/hate thing for Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing. "I see it - and I just want to quit," he said, with a laugh. Messing once dreamed about being his...
Oct 27, 2022
Sexsmith farm family saluted by the County of Grande Prairie
The Balderston Family from Sexsmith has been given a 100 Years of Farming Heritage Homestead Award by the County of Grande Prairie.Five generations have farmed the land that was the homestead in 1912 ...
Oct 27, 2022
Ottawa 67's look for 10th straight win to start Ontario Hockey League season
Ottawa 67's head coach Dave Cameron doesn't care about statistics or records or anything like that. He just wants his players to focus on their process and play their best each game. The 67's have sta...
Oct 27, 2022
New B.C. premier David Eby to be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA - David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin on Nov. 18, the office of outgoing leader John Horgan has announced. The Office of the Premier says in ...
Oct 27, 2022