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Forcible restraint by police among factors in Myles Gray death, pathologist says
BURNABY, B.C. - A forensic pathologist says a "perfect storm" of factors led to Myles Gray's death, including his extreme exertion and the Vancouver police actions to restrain him. Dr. Matthew Orde to...
Apr 27, 2023

Oilers making Kings pay for taking penalties in first-round series
EDMONTON - It's hard to believe the Edmonton Oilers power play could get even better after a record-setting regular season. But it has. The Los Angeles Kings go into Saturday's Game 6 of their first-r...
Apr 27, 2023

RBC Foundation Donation to Victoria Hospital
To celebrate National Nursing week, the RBC Foundation is donating $10,000 to help nurses at Victoria Hospital further their skills and then share their learnings with fellow nurses.The donation, admi...
Apr 27, 2023

B.C. New Democrat MP Randall Garrison says he will not be seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Longtime British Columbia NDP Randall Garrison says he will not seek re-election in the next federal vote. The representative for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Vancouver Island announced his dec...
Apr 27, 2023

Local Rebels players talk about playing Esso Cup in hometown, close to home
Despite playing for the enemy, a pair of local players for the Regina Rebels are feeling all the love from family and friends playing at home on the national stage. Stryker Zablocki is in her first ye...
Apr 27, 2023

North Stars Wurst commits to College of St. Scholastica
Battlefords North Stars forward Emmett Wurst is headed back to the State of Hockey this fall, for the next chapter in his career, at the post-secondary level.The native of Edina, MN., USA has announce...
Apr 27, 2023

China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, where she spent the past 20 years on loan. The popular panda's trip was close...
Apr 27, 2023

Raiders' Truitt, Canada advance to semis at World U18 Hockey Championship
Team Canada ran into a stumbling block in the quarter finals at last year's World Under-18 Hockey Championship. This year, they bulldozed their way through it with authority, under the direction of Pr...
Apr 27, 2023

Health minister denies interfering in arm's-length drug-price agency before committee
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he has not exercised any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs on its efforts to lower me...
Apr 27, 2023

'Difficult' Surrey, B.C. police decision on RCMP or municipal force Friday: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. Farn...
Apr 27, 2023