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Trailblazing B.C. politician Grace McCarthy remembered as inspiring builder
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia politician Grace McCarthy has been remembered as a champion of a province she loved, but it was kindness that set her apart in a remarkable career that paved a path...
Jun 07, 2017
Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items
Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toilet paper. Cars lined up fo...
May 15, 2020
California teen dedicates life to finding World War II vets
LOS ANGELES - For as long as he can remember, Rishi Sharma’s heroes haven’t been sports stars or movie stars or any other kind of stars. They’ve been the U.S. combat veterans who won...
Nov 10, 2016
Federal inmates lose court challenge of pay cuts introduced by Conservatives
OTTAWA - Federal prisoners have lost a court bid to overturn pay cuts ushered in by the former Conservative government. Several inmates complained that their wages - a maximum of $6.90 a day - were sl...
Jan 29, 2018
50 years on, UK marks mine disaster that killed 128 children
LONDON - People across Britain fell silent Friday to mark 50 years since a mountain of coal sludge collapsed onto a village in Wales, killing more than 140 people in one of the country’s worst m...
Oct 21, 2016
Not something to grouse about: Calgary Zoo hatches 50 endangered birds
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says it has successfully hatched several dozen greater sage grouse in an effort to bolster the endangered prairie bird’s population. The zoo says eight hens, six males ...
Oct 19, 2017
Man gets life in prison plus 50 years in student's slaying
SAVANNAH, Tenn. - A Tennessee man avoided a possible death penalty by agreeing Saturday to a sentence of life in prison plus 50 years for the kidnapping, rape and killing of nursing student Holly Bobo...
Sep 23, 2017
Canada falls to Japan 50-12 in men's under-20 tournament
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Jake Thiel and Anton Ngongo each scored second-half tries as Canada’s men’s side fell to Japan 50-12 on Saturday in the second round of the World Rugby under-20 troph...
Sep 02, 2017
King of the chuckwagon: Driver Kelly Sutherland retires after 50 years
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Champion chuckwagon driver Kelly Sutherland has retired after more than 50 years controlling the reins of horses as they thundered around the track. Sutherland, who turns 66 th...
Aug 21, 2017
Canada's Penny Oleksiak races to national record in 50-metre butterfly
BARCELONA, Spain - Canadian swimming star Penny Oleksiak has another Canadian record to her name. The 17-year-old from Toronto set a Canadian record en route to winning silver in the women’s 50-...
Jun 14, 2017