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A look back at nearly three decades of British Columbia provincial elections
British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Oppo...
Sep 20, 2024
B.C. election campaign starts Saturday; but Eby takes bus on test run, Rustad at UBCM
VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while ...
Sep 20, 2024
Ashleigh Buhai leads on LPGA Tour and Nelly Korda shows no sign of Solheim fatigue
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Nelly Korda had a tough time getting out of bed Thursday morning. Any Solheim Cup fatigue had no bearing on her standard of golf, a bogey-free 67 in the Kroger Queen City Champ...
Sep 19, 2024
Brooks Bandits kick off first full season in the BCHL on Friday
The Brooks Bandits start its first full season in the British Columbia Hockey League Friday night on the road against a familiar foe in the Okotoks Oilers.The expectations remain high with a Bandits t...
Sep 19, 2024
Officials unveil proposed regional blueprint for Medicine Hat, Cypress and Redcliff
The City of Medicine Hat, Cypress County and the Town of Redcliff revealed on Thursday a proposed update to its regional blueprint that saves space for the agriculture industry and gives the county mo...
Sep 19, 2024
Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said. The governor ...
Sep 19, 2024
Canucks training camp 'nerve wracking' for new addition DeBrusk
PENTICTON, B.C. - Jake DeBrusk had a bit of an unfamiliar feeling as he prepared to hit the ice with his Vancouver Canucks teammates Thursday - butterflies. The 27-year-old winger is no stranger to NH...
Sep 19, 2024
Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season
MIAMI (AP) - Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark an...
Sep 19, 2024
MPs want Canadians tied to alleged Russian influencer op to testify at committee
OTTAWA - MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Am...
Sep 19, 2024
Labour Day train delay isolated incident, Via Rail CEO tells MPs
OTTAWA - The head of Via Rail says a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident. Mario Ploquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee to answer to an incident that s...
Sep 19, 2024