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From songwriting to the spotlight, Scarlett Butler will take Esplanade stage
MEDICINE HAT, AB - On Thursday, Calgary band Scarlett Butler will make their way to Medicine Hat for a show at the Esplanade Theatre. Over the past decade, married couple Troy Kokol and Joni Delaurier...
Oct 25, 2023
Whitecaps to square up against defending champs for 5th time as playoffs begin
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps begin their playoffs against the same opponent they faced to end their season. Vancouver heads down to California to take on Los Angeles FC on Saturday as part of a...
Oct 25, 2023
'The war has begun': Quebec coroner hears of stalking, custody concerns in familicide
MONTREAL - A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with her children by her estranged spouse in December 2019 told an inquiry Wednesday that he was following her despite a cou...
Oct 25, 2023
Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines
OTTAWA - The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines says it plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reforms. The Patented Medicine Prices ...
Oct 25, 2023
Mac Neil becomes Canada's most decorated Pan Am Games athlete with fifth gold medal
SANTIAGO, Chile - Maggie Mac Neil became Canada's most decorated Pan American Games athlete with her fifth gold medal in the pool in Santiago, Chile. The 23-year-old from London, Ont., swam the butter...
Oct 25, 2023
Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September. The...
Oct 25, 2023
Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with ...
Oct 25, 2023
Canada rugby coach names five uncapped players for men's tournament in Spain
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named five uncapped players in his 32-man roster for next month's La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain The five are forwards Zephyr Melnyk and Dewald Kotze and back...
Oct 25, 2023
Canadian broadcasters Shulman and Doucet named finalists for Hall of Fame's Frick Award
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Canada's Dan Shulman and Jacques Doucet are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Joe Castig...
Oct 25, 2023
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 students charged with murder, prosecutor says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been charged with four counts of murder, authorities said Wednesda...
Oct 25, 2023