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Access to backcountry in B.C.'s Cariboo region restricted in response to fires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Access to the backcountry has been banned in a large swath of British Columbia’s Interior as wildfire crews gear up for a challenging weekend. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfir...
Aug 11, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps look to wrap up road trip on a high in New England
Before every season, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson maps out how many roads wins he believes his team will need to make the playoffs. He isn’t about to share the number publicly, b...
Aug 11, 2017
Whales, border-crossers, private clinics: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - There was nothing left to do except crack bitter Armageddon jokes. Disbelief turned to deep concern and then faded to a sense of futility as Canadian politicians attempted to make sense of Do...
Aug 11, 2017
Renovations underway at the White House
WASHINGTON - The White House is undergoing a major face-lift while President Donald Trump is out of town. The Oval Office and other working quarters of the West Wing have been cleared of furniture whi...
Aug 11, 2017
Shapovalov magic continues as Canadian teen reaches Rogers Cup semis
MONTREAL - Teenage tennis sensation Denis Shapovalov has done it again. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont. fought off more break points, came back from more deficits and found a way to beat 29-y...
Aug 11, 2017
Pyeongchang Games: IOC meeting to discuss North Korea threat
LONDON - Escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program have caused security challenges posed to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to be assessed at an upcoming IOC meeting. T...
Aug 11, 2017
B.C. man who says he killed to save souls is found not criminally responsible
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who confessed to killing the house manager at an addiction treatment centre New Westminster, B.C., has been found not criminally responsible for the death because of a me...
Aug 11, 2017
Despite soap opera season, Ticats can still turn season around with win over Bombers
HAMILTON - The soap opera that is the Hamilton Tiger-Cats keeps getting more interesting. As if an 0-6 record, including a 60-1 loss to Calgary, and a fight between frustrated players in practice wasn...
Aug 11, 2017
Harm reduction workers post list of demands to combat opioid crisis in Toronto
TORONTO - Harm reduction workers in Toronto are calling for the immediate opening of interim safe injection spaces and social housing with a focus on helping drug users as the city deals with a spike ...
Aug 11, 2017
Rapper DMX ordered confined to home on tax fraud charges
NEW YORK - Rapper DMX was ordered confined to his suburban New York City home Friday by a judge who said he repeatedly violated bail conditions on tax fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff als...
Aug 11, 2017