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Trust in governments shows signs of life as pandemic starts to fade
OTTAWA - An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade. The 2023 CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies...
Feb 09, 2023
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat who suffered a stroke during his campaign last year, was hospitalized Wednesday night after feeling lightheaded while attending a ...
Feb 08, 2023
Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) - The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria rose to more than 15,000 as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of collapsed homes in the stricke...
Feb 08, 2023
Canada's Shapovalov falls in straight sets in second round of Dallas Open
Canada's Denis Shapovalov suffered a 7-6 (1), 6-4 loss at the hands of China's Yibing Wu in the second round of the Dallas Open on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native had eight aces to Yibing's...
Feb 08, 2023
Kreider, Chytil lead Rangers to 4-3 win over Canucks
NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil got New York off to a strong start in the first period and the Rangers held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third strai...
Feb 08, 2023
Pascal Siakam powers Raptors past Spurs 112-98 for Toronto's third straight win
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam's 37 points led all scorers in the Toronto Raptors's 112-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Siakam also pulled down 10 rebounds and added a team-best seven assists...
Feb 08, 2023
B.C. fines Teck Coal more than $16 million over Elk Valley infractions
The British Columbia government has fined Teck Coal Limited more than $16 million for exceeding pollution thresholds as well as failing to build an active water treatment facility on time at one of it...
Feb 08, 2023
North Korea's Kim Jong Un presides over big military parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a huge military parade in the capital, where troops rolled out the latest hardware of his fast-growing nuclear arsenal that ...
Feb 08, 2023
Urban search and rescue team from Burnaby, B.C., deploys to quake zone in Turkey
VANCOUVER - A team of urban search and rescue specialists from British Columbia has deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone after independently offering to help with what one Turkish official described a...
Feb 08, 2023
Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs
VANCOUVER - The earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria this week offers both lessons and warnings for people in British Columbia as images emerge of the human devastation and costly damage, Canadian...
Feb 08, 2023
