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In the news today: Coutts blockade sentencing, oilsands decarbonization uncertainty
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing hearing for leaders of Coutts blockade A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men con...
Jan 09, 2025
Sentencing hearing begins for men convicted of leading Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and re...
Jan 09, 2025
Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "a...
Jan 09, 2025
West Ham hires former Chelsea coach Graham Potter
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - West Ham hired Graham Potter as manager on Thursday, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after jus...
Jan 09, 2025
Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and other structures
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fast-moving fire broke out in the hills above Hollywood Boulevard and threatened some of the most popular Los Angeles tourist spots as firefighters battled to get control on two o...
Jan 09, 2025
'It's just special': Vancouver PWHL game unique experience for players, coaches
VANCOUVER - Memories of the 2010 Olympics came rushing back for Marie-Philip Poulin as she stepped onto the ice at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. It was nearly 15 years since the hockey legend helped Cana...
Jan 09, 2025
Capitals beat Canucks 2-1 in overtime
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Wednesday night desp...
Jan 09, 2025
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime into semifinals of Adelaide International
ADELAIDE - Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of ...
Jan 09, 2025
Montreal Victoire edge Toronto Sceptres 4-2 in first PWHL game in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice as her Montreal Victoire downed the Toronto Sceptres 4-2 Wednesday in the first Professional Women's Hockey League game in Vancouver. Mikyla Grant-Mentis a...
Jan 08, 2025
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles' most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other ma...
Jan 08, 2025
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