Indigenous

VICTORIA — The New Democrat government pledged more homes for middle-class people in British Columbia and eviction protection for renters in a throne speech that promised affordability measures in this week's budget, with a provincial election set fo

VANCOUVER — A defensive back who enjoyed some success over 26 games with the Denver Broncos, is giving the CFL a shot. The B.C. Lions announced Tuesday that American Duke Dawson has been signed to the team's training camp roster.

VANCOUVER — RCMP in North Vancouver say a $1,500 fine was handed out to a driver caught speeding down a bus lane. Police credit the discreet and quick actions of an officer on a motorcycle for nabbing and ticketing a driver last October.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Vancouver's Rebecca Marino cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mexico's Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva in the first round of the Puerto Vallarta Open on Tuesday. Marino hit eight aces and won 73.

HOUSTON — Canada will be without Sydney Collins at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup after the North Carolina Courage defender fractured her ankle in the Canadian camp. Canada Soccer said Collins has returned to her NWSL team to start rehabilitation.

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TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it lost US$1.

KELOWNA, B.C. — RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in a July 2021 construction crane collapse that killed five people in the Interior city of Kelowna.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has declared an early start to the 2024 wildfire season in the face of low snowpacks and forecasts of dry weather to come.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP government touted its recent fuel-tax cut as an inflation-buster Tuesday, while the Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused the government of letting costs rise elsewhere.