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More students in Vernon district as classes resume; one more day off for District 83 kids
Summer holidays come to an end for thousands of students in British Columbia today.Classes resume at schools in the Vernon School District #22, while in District 83, North Okanagan-Shuswap, students w...
Sep 06, 2022

Sask. stabbing suspect at large, NS shooting inquiry : In The News for Sept. 6 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 06, 2022

Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say
VANCOUVER - When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administere...
Sep 06, 2022

Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say
VANCOUVER - When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administere...
Sep 06, 2022

Anglade on the offensive on Quebec campaign trail as Legault shores up base
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is going on the offensive on the campaign trail today, while Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be visiting ridings his party already holds....
Sep 06, 2022

30-year-old Myles Sanderson is still at large, may be injured
Police say one of two suspects in Sunday's deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan is still at large. They say 30-year-old Myles Sanderson may be injured, adding he is considered dangerous and should ...
Sep 06, 2022

Mountie's testimony before the N.S. mass shooting inquiry Tuesday won't be broadcast
HALIFAX - Today the RCMP officer once described by another police officer as a "friend" of the man behind the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will testify before the inquiry investigating the rampag...
Sep 06, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Parole document says past drug, alcohol had caused suspect to lose mind
A Parole Board of Canada document says a fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a history of drug and alcohol abuse that had caused him to lose his mind. It also says Myles S...
Sep 05, 2022

Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China
BEIJING (AP) - The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday. At least 16 other peo...
Sep 05, 2022

Begelton paces Stampeders to 26-18 win over hard-luck Elks
CALGARY - Reggie Begelton caught a pair of touchdown passes from Jake Maier to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 26-18 Labour Day victory over the Edmonton Elks in front of 30,479 fans at McMahon Stadi...
Sep 05, 2022

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