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Canada marks two years of single-game sports betting with concerns from researchers
Canadian researchers are raising concerns about the lack of health data as well as the long-term effects related to single-game and in-play sports gambling across the country. Statistics Canada last c...
Sep 05, 2023
Mother tells B.C. murder trial she regrets leaving her daughter home alone
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl killed six years ago told a British Columbia Supreme Court jury she regrets allowing the girl to stay home alone the day she went missing. Ibrahim Ali has ...
Sep 05, 2023
Viking-themed B.C. performers made mud dragons at Burning Man quagmire
Hjeron O'Sidhe has been leading a group of Viking-themed performance artists to the Burning Man festival in Nevada for 13 years running, and he wasn't about to let the rain and mud this year dampen th...
Sep 05, 2023
The leading storylines ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France. The big kickoff is on Friday
France may never have a better chance to win a Rugby World Cup. The same for Ireland. New Zealand and defending champion South Africa - the tournament's two most successful teams - can't ever be count...
Sep 05, 2023
B.C. helps Williams Lake First Nation buy property at former residential school site
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A former British Columbia residential school site being investigated as a possible location of unmarked graves has been purchased by the Williams Lake First Nation with the help ...
Sep 05, 2023
‘Excited’: What lies ahead as staff and students in P.A. return to school
Editor's Note: This story has since been corrected to include comments from the Prince Albert Catholic School Division,--Thousands of students are back in the classroom as staff from Prince Albert's p...
Sep 05, 2023
Canada sets sights on success on World Cup stage with goal of Olympic berth complete
The goal of earning an Olympic berth is checked off, but that's not where it ends in the mind of Canada head coach Jordi Fernandez. Canada qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2000 foll...
Sep 05, 2023
61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement
ATLANTA (AP) - Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a proposed police and training facility in the ...
Sep 05, 2023
PWHL Ottawa makes first three signings with trio of Canadian Olympians
OTTAWA - A trio of Canadian Olympians are the first players to sign on with the Professional Women's Hockey League's Ottawa franchise, the league announced Tuesday. Forwards Emily Clark and Brianne Je...
Sep 05, 2023
Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on
VANCOUVER - Residents of British Columbia's Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders to lift in wildfire-ravaged areas of the community, complicating the return to school for some st...
Sep 05, 2023
