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Former Liberal gaming minister, deputy premier to testify at money laundering inquiry Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman speaks to media during a press conference in the Legislative Library on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Victoria, B.C. A former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister who was the minister responsible for gaming for more than a decade is set to testify today at the money laundering public inquiry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito April 28, ...

Article content Back in the day newspapers would bind individual issues into volumes. Libraries would then have shelves of them that you could peruse. Then along came microfilm, which made copies that were smaller and took up far less space. This led libraries to get rid of their bound volumes — the only place that seems to have a big collection of old daily newspapers on newsprint is the Legislative Library in Victoria. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your bro...

Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959 Follow us on Twitter: WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2021) – Baylor University today announced Sue Mayborn of Temple, Texas, as the recipient of the 2021 Baylor University Founders Medal. Established in 1969, the Founders Medal is one of the most distinguished awards given by Baylor and is reserved for men and women whose service and contributions have been unusually significant to the life and future of the Unive...

January 25 is a recurring day in Canadian history. It was on this day in 1791 that the British Parliament approved splitting Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. In 1870, Louis Riel convened the Convention of Forty, proclaiming itself the provisional government of Manitoba and over the next two weeks put together a list of demands to take to Ottawa. On January 25, 1924, the First Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix in France. A Canadian team was present and our hockey team went on to be the fi...