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Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
June 05, 2025 - 4:41 PM

CALEDON — You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him.
All-Canadian trio of Taylor, Pendrith and Hughes to draw crowds at RBC Canadian Open
June 04, 2025 - 1:26 PM

CALEDON — It's always a busy week for Canada's top male golfers ahead of the RBC Canadian Open, with more media appearances and sponsor events than other PGA Tour events.
Borovilos, John among Canadians making major debut this week at U.S. Women's Open
May 28, 2025 - 12:05 PM

Vanessa Borovilos is not the kind of person who normally tries to manifest a goal, but after just missing out on qualifying for last year’s U.S. Women’s Open, she put a piece of paper above her bed in Toronto to keep her focused on reaching the major.
Fierce-looking B.C. fossil confirmed as new genus, days after death of discoverer
May 23, 2025 - 8:19 AM

Before British Columbia fossil hunter Mike Trask died last week, he knew that recognition of his biggest discovery would live on.
Canada's Aphrodite Deng learns from Nelly Korda at junior golf event
May 21, 2025 - 3:15 PM

Aphrodite Deng got to live out the dream of every competitive golfer, playing two rounds with the best in the world and excelling on the course, and she's just 15 years old.
B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram
May 16, 2025 - 11:55 AM

NORTH VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the province for three years after he illegally killed a bighorn ram and lied to authorities about where the hunt took place.
Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
April 29, 2025 - 12:14 PM

A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis and could not discern right from wrong. He has been ordered detained in a psychiatric hospital.
Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
April 29, 2025 - 12:14 PM

A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis and could not discern right from wrong. He has been ordered detained in a psychiatric hospital.
Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.
November 21, 2024 - 5:24 PM

A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia.
Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove
July 06, 2024 - 3:12 PM

VICTORIA - A killer whale calf whose struggle for survival captured international headlines when she became trapped in a Vancouver Island tidal lagoon earlier this year only to escape on her own has likely been spotted swimming further south along British Columbia's coast.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open

All-Canadian trio of Taylor, Pendrith and Hughes to draw crowds at RBC Canadian Open

Borovilos, John among Canadians making major debut this week at U.S. Women's Open

Fierce-looking B.C. fossil confirmed as new genus, days after death of discoverer

Canada's Aphrodite Deng learns from Nelly Korda at junior golf event

B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram

Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible

Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove

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