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A former spy for China’s security services has provided thousands of text and voice messages, as well as financial documents, to journalists. Among the records: instructions from his bosses to snoop on an artist who fled to Canada. CBC | World News
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First women’s pro baseball league since 1950s includes 6 star athletes from B.C.
Six B.C. athletes have been selected to play in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Pro Baseball League in 2026. They’re hopeful it sets the stage for a sustainable future in a sport where women have been long overlooked. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Bad snow means Canada’s Olympic cross-country ski trials will be moved out of Prince George, B.C.
Canada’s cross-country ski trials for the Olympic Games have been moved from Prince George, B.C., to Vernon, B.C., due to adverse snow conditions. CBC | Sports News
Read More »B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke named CFL’s outstanding player, top Canadian
Rourke received the George Reed Trophy for the first time at the CFL’s awards banquet on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Helmet worn by late IndyCar racer Greg Moore stolen from B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver
The Maple Ridge, B.C., racer was a rising star on the IndyCar circuit in the late 1990s and accumulated five wins and 17 podium finishes before he was killed in a race in California in 1999 at age 24. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian shipyard slams B.C. Ferries’ contract with Chinese shipbuilder
Canada’s oldest shipyard says it cannot compete with low wages and Chinese subsidies. B.C. Ferries says price was not the only factor in the procurement decision. CBC | World News
Read More »B.C. premier slams U.S. ambassador for saying Trump thinks Canadian boycotts are ‘nasty’
B.C. Premier David Eby says U.S. leadership has “very little awareness” of how offensive their remarks are, like the U.S. ambassador to Canada saying President Donald Trump thinks Canadians are “nasty” to deal with because of U.S. travel boycotts and booze bans. CBC | World News
Read More »Questions mount over FIFA World Cup benefits in B.C., even as Eby wants more games
An economist and a pollster say major questions over transparency and economic benefit continue to hang over the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said Olukeye Adedayo was sentenced last week to prison terms totalling 76 years, after offences that the RCMP said resulted in the boy’s “sudden death” in February 2023. CBC | World News
Read More »Rourke throws 3 TDs as B.C. Lions dump Edmonton Elks 31-14 in season opener
Nathan Rourke threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns as the B.C. Lions opened their CFL season with a 31-14 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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