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VANCOUVER - Here's a look at the policing of the World Cup in Vancouver from June 11 to July 13, according to numbers provided by the Vancouver Police Department on Monday. Arrest numbers cover the FI...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have described how controlling the air around World Cup sites during the tournament became a key part of their mission, with officers using drones to manage crowds while d...

VANCOUVER - The final World Cup whistle has been blown, crowning Spain champions and bringing an end to Canada's month-long tournament celebration. North Vancouverite Evan Sawrenko is among fans in To...

VICTORIA - West Kelowna RCMP say a 67-year-old man drowned Saturday, while attempting to swim across Lake Okanagan. Mounties say in a statement that the senior was participating in the Swim Across the...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has approved plans to renovate the interior of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Tourism Minister Amlie Dionne announced Friday. The announcement comes as construction to re...

MONTREAL - When reflecting on the 1976 Montreal Games, it's hard not to think of the controversies surrounding the Olympic Stadium, whose problem-plagued construction and ballooning costs earned it th...

EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes A...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence turned around its turnover luck and helped the team earn a 38-7 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders' defence, which onl...

CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event. Carney attended one ...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, conside...