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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
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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
Read More »How Edmonton Oilers fans in B.C. cheer for their team on the other side of the Rockies
Many Edmonton Oilers fans on the West Coast are transplants from northern Alberta, but others are cheering on the team for the first time in the hopes they can finally end Canada’s 32-year Stanley Cup drought. CBC | Sports News
Read More »RFK Jr. urges Canadian health officials to spare B.C. ostrich flock from cull
Roughly 400 birds have been ordered killed after avian flu was detected in 2 carcasses in December. CBC | World News
Read More »B.C. players surge onto Canadian women’s hockey team after drought
Three players from the province on Canada’s world championship roster is the most ever. It was initially four until Hannah Miller ran afoul of international transfer rules. CBC | Sports News
Read More »B.C. volleyball coach arrested for alleged sexual assaults
The North Vancouver RCMP says the allegations involve sexual assaults that are alleged to have occurred over several years. CBC | Sports News
Read More »B.C. man accused in conspiracy to obtain U.S. technology for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program
A B.C. man is in custody in Washington state, accused of acting as a middleman in a years-long conspiracy to smuggle U.S. technology through Canada in a bid to bypass laws meant to limit Pakistan’s military ambitions. CBC | World News
Read More »Don’t ‘mess with Alaska,’ U.S. senator warns B.C., even as state Republicans affirm friendship with Canada
On the same day that state-level Republicans in Alaska worked to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator warned British Columbia’s premier that “you don’t want to mess with Alaska.” CBC | World News
Read More »Canada to host Argentina for pair of women’s soccer friendlies at B.C. Place in April
Canada will host Argentina in a pair of women’s international soccer friendlies in B.C. during the April FIFA international window. CBC | Sports News
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