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Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity
Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained "reliable in...
Feb 27, 2023
Osoyoos, B.C., site of first Indigenous golf tournament in the province
VICTORIA - First Nations, Mtis and Inuit golfers will have a chance to compete in the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia set for this May. The tournament is a partnership with the Offi...
Feb 27, 2023
Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal
YELLOWKNIFE - As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal gov...
Feb 27, 2023
Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...
Feb 27, 2023
Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day
KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...
Feb 27, 2023
Ontario sites short-listed for nuclear waste storage
The organization developing a place to store spent nuclear fuel in Canada has settled on two potential sites in Ontario. The move rules out 20 other potential sites across Canada, including three in n...
Feb 27, 2023
One person charged in Megan Gallagher case pleads guilty
One of the people charged in connection with the Megan Gallagher investigation pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Monday.According to a court spokesperson, Ernest Whitehead pleaded guilty...
Feb 27, 2023
Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter was heading back to a hotel after a practice with the Nashville Predators on Saturday when he got called to the front of the team bus. The veteran forward was given the ne...
Feb 27, 2023
Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
PARIS (AP) - World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbapp again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday. The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straig...
Feb 27, 2023
Buyers? Sellers? Neither? Senators' trade deadline strategy still unclear
OTTAWA - For the first time in six years, the Ottawa Senators are playing meaningful games as the trade deadline approaches. It's exactly what the Senators wanted, but it makes for an interesting situ...
Feb 27, 2023