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Group files constitutional challenge of ArriveCan app in Federal Court
OTTAWA - A constitutional rights group has launched a legal challenge of a federal requirement that travellers to Canada use the ArriveCan app. The action was filed in Federal Court by the Justice Cen...
Aug 24, 2022
Canadian Michael O'Connor to assume control of B.C. Lions offence
The B.C. Lions are about to see what life without Nathan Rourke is all about. Rourke, of Victoria, will undergo foot surgery after being injured in the Lions' 28-10 road win last week over Saskatchewa...
Aug 24, 2022
Near tears, Leela Aheer says she won't back down after social media accounts hacked
CALGARY - An Alberta legislature member and candidate for the leadership of the United Conservative Party says there's no doubt hacks on her social media accounts were targeted, but she's promising no...
Aug 24, 2022
Canada hopes for better result in Victoria as it welcomes Argentina in WCup qualifier
VICTORIA - The last time Canada's men's basketball team travelled to Victoria, the trip ended in deep disappointment. Entering a last-chance qualification tournament for the Tokyo Games, there were hi...
Aug 24, 2022
15 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a railroad station in central Ukraine on the country's Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and wo...
Aug 24, 2022
Quebec's CAQ leads rivals in fundraising, Liberals in last place among major parties
MONTREAL - Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party has raised more than $928,500 so far in 2022, nearly $300,000 more than its nearest rival, the Parti Qubcois. According to the most recent le...
Aug 24, 2022
40 residents of Vancouver street camp accept accommodation: BC Housing
VANCOUVER - BC Housing says 40 people in Vancouver who were living in a Downtown Eastside street encampment being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation. The agency's vice-presi...
Aug 24, 2022
Canadian Rourke's 2022 CFL season one for the league record book
VANCOUVER - Even if Nathan Rourke's stellar '22 season be over, it will still be one for the CFL record book. The 24-year-old Victoria native suffered a foot injury in the B.C. Lions' 28-10 road win o...
Aug 24, 2022
Jays begin 2023 on 10-day road trip before returning to renovated Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will begin next season on a lengthy road trip before returning home to a renovated Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays released their schedule for the 2023 season on Wednesday...
Aug 24, 2022
Anthrax has killed nine animals in southwestern Saskatchewan, says agriculture ministry
Saskatchewan Agriculture says anthrax has been discovered in the rural municipality of Piapot.As of Monday, it says nine animals have died from the bacteria, which can survive for decades as spores in...
Aug 24, 2022