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[published_date] Around 60,000 cars cross Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge every day. And if you have ever been in one of those vehicles, you may have wondered who decides the ever-changing direction of the centre lane and how they decide when to change it. "Our biggest goal obviously is safety and second to that is keeping traffic…

[published_date] Hong Kong police announced rewards for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas-based activists for their roles in what they called a subversive organization abroad, accusing them of violating a national security law imposed by Beijing. Police said in a statement Friday that the group, Hong Kong Parliament, aimed to promote self-determination and…

[published_date] A B.C. man originally charged with second-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a young mother near Mission, B.C., was convicted of a lesser offence on Tuesday.  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says Gary Losch, who was 62 at the time of the homicide, has been found guilty of manslaughter and indignity to…

[published_date] A B.C. paramedic who went missing while in Banff National Park has been found safe and sound after a two-day search. Chad Singer, 42, of Radium, B.C., started his hike on Wednesday near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs.  RCMP said he was last seen that afternoon in Marvel Pass in the national…

[published_date] The debate over the Vancouver Whitecaps' future has been reignited following comments by Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, who says the team's current home at B.C. Place is no longer a viable long-term solution. Speaking to reporters at the MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas this week, Garber said the Whitecaps urgently need…

[published_date] Debris is seen in the area near where a Piper Navajo twin-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in Deer Lake, N.L. Kisik Geospatial and Aerial Survey, an aircraft company based in British Columbia, is owner of the plane. (Amy Feehan/CBC)At least one person is dead after a small plane crashed Saturday at 5:30 p.m. NT near…

[published_date] Toronto tennis fans were served up disappointment after the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and other top players dropped out of the National Bank Open this year — a trend experts say could repeat if the tournament structure doesn't change. The National Bank Open (NBO) expanded from one week to 12-days of competition,…

[published_date] Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Citi Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute marathon on Saturday afternoon. She'll face the winner of the other semifinal between Great Britain's Emma Raducanu and Anna Kalinskaya, who…

[published_date] Three women have been arrested after an early-morning stabbing in North Vancouver on Saturday, with police saying two of them needed hospitalization for their injuries. North Vancouver RCMP say that they were called around 2:45 a.m. PT on Saturday after reports of a distraught woman near the Lonsdale Quay bus loop. Police say she had…

[published_date] The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to hike anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, with B.C. lumber organizations calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionist. The hiked softwood lumber duties come amid the growing trade war between Canada and the U.S., and represent the latest blow to B.C.'s beleaguered forestry industry. B.C.…

[published_date] Eugenie Bouchard's final tennis tournament will begin against Colombia's Emiliana Arango at the National Bank Open. Bouchard, who reached No. 5 in the WTA rankings in a breakout 2014 season, announced she will retire at the end of her hometown event. The 31-year-old from Westmount, Que., made it to the Wimbledon women's final in…

[published_date] Andy Rielly, president of Rielly Lumber, says the U.S. raising anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber is devastating for his business. Source link