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B.C. brings in 'bell to bell' school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
VANCOUVER - Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. ...
Aug 27, 2024
Redblacks victory would clinch CFL playoff berth for defending-champion Alouettes
TORONTO - They're idle, but the Montreal Alouettes could still cement a CFL playoff berth this week. Montreal (10-1) would secure an East Division post-season spot if the Ottawa Redblacks (7-2-1) defe...
Aug 27, 2024
Ontario teen, due to start at UBC, dies in fall off 50-metre cliff in Metro Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 17-year-old from Ontario who was about to start his studies at the University of British Columbia is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off a cliff in a popular Met...
Aug 27, 2024
Canadian Tevaughn Campbell among final cuts of NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
Veteran defensive back Tevaughn Campbell was among the Jacksonville Jaguars final cuts Tuesday. The 31-year-old Toronto native was signed by Jacksonville off the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad Oct. ...
Aug 27, 2024
Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge rules
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - A Utah mother of three who published a children's book about grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesd...
Aug 27, 2024
Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge says
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - A Utah mother of three who published a children's book about grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesd...
Aug 27, 2024
Auger-Aliassime eliminated at U.S. Open with first-round loss to Mensik
NEW YORK - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the U.S. Open after dropping a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 decision to Czechia's Jakub Mensik in first-round action Tuesday. Mensik scored his sixth break in th...
Aug 27, 2024
Alouettes sign all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal is set to keep the 26-year-old with the team th...
Aug 27, 2024
Redblacks quarterback Brown, Lions defensive lineman Covington net CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown and tackle Christian Covington of the B.C. Lions were the top offensive and defesive players in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Brown captured top offensi...
Aug 27, 2024
Echo Dale Swim Lake closing for the season on Labour Day
The swim lake at Echo Dale Regional Park will close for the season on Labour Day.It will close at 7 p.m. on Monday and draining will begin the next day.The boat lake will remain open, the city said in...
Aug 27, 2024