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Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.
GATINEAU, Que. - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal g...
Apr 22, 2024
Physical winger Dakota Joshua 'getting better and better' for Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Rick Tocchet has long believed Dakota Joshua had something special to offer the Vancouver Canucks. The coach saw it when he took over the team last January, and he set to work getting the ...
Apr 22, 2024
Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as coach. He guided Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011
Lindy Ruff is returning to Buffalo for a second stint as coach of the Sabres. General manager Kevyn Adams announced the hiring Monday. Adams had strongly hinted at bringing Ruff back into the fold whe...
Apr 22, 2024
Kinsmen Rodeo ready to kick off in North Battleford
Put on your cowboy boots and 10-gallon hat. The rodeo is back in the Battlefords.The 52nd annual North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo will run this Friday and Saturday with performances starting at 7...
Apr 22, 2024
'Trees going up like Roman candles' as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
CARIBOO, B.C. - Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia's Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked...
Apr 22, 2024
Jets, Avs goalies reset after wild Winnipeg win in series opener
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck made sure he did one important thing while winding down Sunday after the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-6 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The f...
Apr 22, 2024
Serie A title, second star and derby: Inter takes it all with win over Milan
MILAN (AP) - A 2-1 victory over AC Milan in the derby on Monday gave Inter Milan a 20th league title - breaking a tie with its fierce city rival - and a coveted second star on the team shirts on Monda...
Apr 22, 2024
Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals' carbon price in place
COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say today whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in place if he becomes prime ...
Apr 22, 2024
Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis leaves open possibility of changes after team misses playoffs
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Monday evaluations are still ongoing about whether there will be changes with head coach Dave Hakstol or any of the coaching staff after ...
Apr 22, 2024
Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." ...
Apr 22, 2024