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Fentanyl trafficking presents new challenges for police, experts say
VANCOUVER - Illicit drugs have always been a problem in port cities, but experts say the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids that are fuelling British Columbia’s overdose crisis are sli...
Feb 26, 2017
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Arizona for Biden
WHY AP CALLED ARIZONA FOR BIDEN: The Associated Press has declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner in Arizona, flipping a longtime GOP state that President Donald Trump won in 2016. The AP called the ra...
Nov 04, 2020
Time to table online harms bill, experts, advocates, researchers say in open letter
OTTAWA - An open letter from experts the government convened last year to provide advice on legislating against online harms is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to table legislation. The letter pu...
Nov 30, 2023
Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come a long way since devastating flooding in 2021 - but still has far to go with long-term recovery and repa...
Feb 24, 2023
No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have stalled, with the employers' association saying it's "disappointed" with the results of two days of...
Sep 27, 2024
Tokyo panel head says 2020 organizers not co-operating
TOKYO - The head of a Tokyo government cost-cutting panel has criticized 2020 Olympic organizers for not co-operating on recommendations designed to reduce spiraling expenses for the games. The panel ...
Nov 02, 2016
Humane Society at capacity, holding flash sale today
Black Friday is usually about the retail sales, but the Battlefords Humane Society is stepping up and getting in the festivities. The society is holding a sale following an influx of cats and kittens ...
Nov 23, 2018
Yet to qualify, Canada an interested observer of 2023 Rugby World Cup draw in Paris
While Canada has yet to book its ticket to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, it will learn Monday what awaits come qualification. The draw, set for Paris, will determine the four five-team groups fo...
Dec 13, 2020
Antetokounmpo scores 36, Bucks beat Raptors 115-105
MILWAUKEE - Giannis Antetokounmpo carried a big chip on his broad shoulders against the Toronto Raptors. Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and four blocks to lead the Milwaukee B...
Nov 05, 2019
A by-the-numbers look at foreign pensioners in Canada, and payments abroad
OTTAWA - British pensioners living in Canada are lobbying the Liberal government to make indexing their pensions to the cost of living a requirement for any future free trade deal with Britain - an ag...
Sep 19, 2016