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New Zealand's Lydia Ko happy to return to Vancouver, where LPGA Tour success started
VANCOUVER - If it wasn't for Vancouver, Lydia Ko might never have become a 19-time LPGA Tour winner. Ko is back in the field at the CPKC Women's Open, a tournament she has won three times, including h...
Aug 23, 2023

'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation
North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood. "It's just, I guess, in my blood to fig...
Aug 23, 2023

AUC says it will still process applications during renewables moratorium
CALGARY, AB - The Alberta Utilities Commission says it will continue to accept and process applications for renewable energy developments in the province, even in the face of a seven-month government-...
Aug 23, 2023

Livestock tax deferral for designated area in Western Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government has announced its first list of regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba where Livestock Tax Deferral has been authorized for 2023.The p...
Aug 23, 2023

Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire
Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna. The ranch was engul...
Aug 23, 2023

Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spa...
Aug 23, 2023

LeBlanc to update Trudeau on government's response to Emergencies Act report
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the prime minister will soon receive his report outlining the response to recommendations from a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act...
Aug 23, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Chinese mother of teen found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at trial
VANCOUVER - The Chinese mother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago has taken the witness stand at the murder trial of her accused killer. The mother, who ca...
Aug 23, 2023

Maple Leafs sign star centre Auston Matthews to four-year, $53-million extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year deal, US$53-million contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will m...
Aug 23, 2023

Bombers, Alouettes meet in showdown of teams riding four-game win streaks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes have a trio of key similarities heading into their clash on Thursday night. Both CFL clubs are riding four-game win streaks, both will have ...
Aug 23, 2023