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Crown begins closing argument in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown and defence counsel have finished calling evidence in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd b...
Jul 26, 2022
Crown begins closing argument in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown and defence counsel have finished calling evidence in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd b...
Jul 26, 2022
What Pope Francis left out in his words of apology to residential school survivors
OTTAWA - Pope Francis delivered a historic apology on Monday to survivors of Canada's residential schools. The majority of those government-funded institutions, in which thousands of Indigenous childr...
Jul 26, 2022
Prompt warning of N.S. killer's replica car would have been 'helpful': senior Mountie
HALIFAX - A senior Mountie testified today that he would have liked to have seen a quicker warning to the public in 2020 that an active shooter in Nova Scotia was driving a replica RCMP cruiser. Chief...
Jul 26, 2022
Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Greece Tuesday on his first trip to a European Union country since the killing in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that ...
Jul 26, 2022
'Big Brother vibes': Spy agency ditches job ads after mixed reviews from focus groups
OTTAWA - Canada's cyberspy agency has changed course on proposed recruitment efforts after focus groups found job ads had too much of a "Big Brother vibe." The Communications Security Establishment sp...
Jul 26, 2022
BCHL names award in honour of NHL veteran
A well-known BC Hockey League product now has an award named in his honour.The Junior A league has announced the Kyle Turris Community Award will be presented to one player from each of the 18 teams a...
Jul 26, 2022
Edmonton Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff
The Edmonton Oilers have added former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to its coaching staff for the upcoming season. Stuart spent last season coaching at his alma mater, Colorado College. The 38-year-old p...
Jul 26, 2022
Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning
NEW YORK (AP) - Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended b...
Jul 26, 2022
Activists say Canada's response to HIV, AIDS has stalled, call for more funding
MONTREAL - Canadian HIV and AIDS organizations say an international AIDS conference opening in Montreal this week is shining a light on Canada's lagging response to the disease. Advocates say federal ...
Jul 26, 2022
