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Museum to honour Chinese Canadian troops who fought in war and for citizenship rights
VANCOUVER - Former B.C. judge Randall (Bud) Wong remembers getting out of bed early one morning when he was five to greet his uncle at the train station in Vancouver at the end of the Second World War...
Nov 09, 2024
First World War airmen from New Brunswick were pioneers of air warfare
FREDERICTON - When pilots took to the air for combat during the First World War, it had been less than 15 years since the Wright brothers' famous first flight in 1903. Aircraft were in the development...
Nov 09, 2024
The Royal Canadian Legion turns to Amazon for annual poppy campaign boost
The Royal Canadian Legion says a new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon is helping boost its veterans' fund, and will hopefully expand its donor base in the digital world. Since the Oct. 25 laun...
Nov 09, 2024
Talks to resume in B.C. port dispute in bid to end multi-day lockout
VANCOUVER - Contract negotiations resume today in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia's ports since Monday. The BC Maritime Employers Associat...
Nov 09, 2024
Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason
CHIBA, Japan (AP) - Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving...
Nov 09, 2024
Penguins end Capitals' home winning streak with 4-2 win
WASHINGTON (AP) - Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidn...
Nov 08, 2024
Los Angeles FC downs Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 to advance in MLS playoffs
LOS ANGELES - The Vancouver Whitecaps saw their season end with a 1-0 defeat to Los Angeles FC in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs Friday. The result gave LAFC a 2-1 edge over the '...
Nov 08, 2024
Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state. Rosen, a first-term senator, campaigned...
Nov 08, 2024
At least 4 killed and 25 wounded in Quetta train station bombing, Pakistan official says
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan killed four people and wounded 25 others, a government spokesperson said Saturday. Shahid Rind said the bom...
Nov 08, 2024
4 killed and 25 wounded in Quetta train station bombing, Pakistan official says
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan killed four people and wounded 25 others, a government spokesperson said Saturday. The Associated Press
Nov 08, 2024