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Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 01, 2023
Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023
Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation
VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...
Mar 01, 2023
Matador pulled from Western Canada market; local farmer says approved insecticides not sustainable
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is pulling Matador from the Western Canada market.Matador is used by farmers to control grasshoppers and flea beetles.Local farmer, Nico...
Mar 01, 2023
Alberta, Saskatchewan ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Alberta and Saskatchewan are following the federal government's lead and banning TikTok from all government devices.In Alberta, the ministry of technology and innovation says a risk assessment was don...
Mar 01, 2023
Cathy Hogg wins NDP nomination for Cypress-Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta NDP members in Cypress-Medicine Hat have chosen Cathy Hogg to run for the party in the upcoming spring election.Hogg won the party's nomination over two other contestants on...
Mar 01, 2023
Senators are buyers after acquiring defenceman Jakob Chychrun from Coyotes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun form the Arizona Coyotes, signalling that they intend to make a push for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The deal cost the Se...
Mar 01, 2023
Collision claims three and seriously injures two more on highway north of Kamloops
CLEARWATER - RCMP say three people are dead and two others are seriously injured in a crash north of Kamloops, B.C. Const. James Ward with the B.C. Highway Patrol says a report came in Wednesday morni...
Mar 01, 2023
Trudeau Foundation to return $200,000 donation over possible connection to China
OTTAWA - The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says it is returning $200,000 it received seven years ago after a media report alleged a potential connection to Beijing. The Globe and Mail, citing an u...
Mar 01, 2023
'Havana syndrome' report won't undermine U.S. support for victims: White House
WASHINGTON - The White House says a new report debunking the idea that "Havana syndrome" was the work of a foreign adversary won't diminish President Joe Biden's support for its victims. U.S. intellig...
Mar 01, 2023