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Drivers cash in on gas price showdown in Blaine Lake
It's been a painful summer at the gas pumps, but a few drivers in the province were lucky enough to find themselves caught in the middle of a gas war.The price showdown between the Gas Plus and Esso s...
Aug 03, 2022
Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Austrian central midfielder Alessandro Schopf to a contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025. The club said in a release that Shopf was signed ...
Aug 03, 2022
Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole on Wednesday voted to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who has admitted to beating to death a friend and co-worker who refused to ...
Aug 03, 2022
Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic
WASHINGTON - Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino advanced to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday. Marino had five ac...
Aug 03, 2022
Number of wildfires grows in B.C., but cooler weather offers firefighters a breather
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. The blazes newly identifie...
Aug 03, 2022
Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found dead in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec researchers say avian flu has been detected in at least two species of seal as an unusually high number of dead seals are being reported on the province's shorelines. The Reseau qube...
Aug 03, 2022
Young hockey players from P.A. get once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Stanley Cup
Thousands of young hockey players had a chance to experience something truly remarkable in front of the Art Hauser CentreThe Stanley Cup made its way to the city with local champion Josh Manson bringi...
Aug 03, 2022
Alouettes ready for physical challenge against undefeated Blue Bombers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will attempt Thursday night what six other CFL teams have failed to do -- hand the Winnipeg Blue Bombers their first loss of the season. The two-time reigning Grey Cu...
Aug 03, 2022
Canadian foreign minister urges China to stand down on Taiwan amid military exercises
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to ...
Aug 03, 2022
Ottawa apologizes for 'radical social engineering' experiment on First Nation
PEEPEEKISIS CREE NATION - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller delivered an apology on behalf of the federal government to a Saskatchewan First Nation for an "experiment in radical social e...
Aug 03, 2022
