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Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner
VICTORIA - The British Columbia chief coroner says the province is on pace to lose another record number of people to toxic drugs this year. There were at least 195 deaths from overdoses in May, the h...
Jul 14, 2022
Canada bringing back mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at main airports
OTTAWA - The federal government says mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at its four main airports will start again next week. Ottawa paused the random testing of vaccinated travellers ent...
Jul 14, 2022
Elections Canada fines 14 candidates for violations during 2019 election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada has issued 14 fines related to campaign fundraising and finances during the 2019 federal election. Independent candidate Archie MacKinnon's official agent, Martin Pickup, was...
Jul 14, 2022
Toxic drug deaths on record pace in B.C.
British Columbia is on pace to lose a record number of residents this year to overdose deaths due to toxic street drugs.The BC Coroners Service said there were 195 deaths in May, the largest number ev...
Jul 14, 2022
Cross-examination of N.S. killer's spouse could promote conspiracy theories: lawyer
HALIFAX - The lawyer who represents the spouse of the man responsible for Canada's worst mass shooting says there are good reasons why his client will not face cross-examination when she testifies at ...
Jul 14, 2022
Canadiens sign first-round pick Filip Mesar to entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed 2022 first-round pick Filip Mesar to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Canadiens selected the 18-year-old Slovak forward 26th overall, at the 2022 N...
Jul 14, 2022
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard waves right to bail hearing in Quebec sex crime case
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is waiving his right to a bail hearing in Quebec where he faces two sex-related charges. Defence lawyer Laurence Juillet told the Quebec court that the a...
Jul 14, 2022
NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he h...
Jul 14, 2022
New marketing person for Okanagan Sun
The Okanagan Sun Football Club has announced the hiring of Chase Johnston as the team's director of marketing and communications ahead of the 2022 season.Johnston, 31, has spent the past four seasons ...
Jul 14, 2022
NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he h...
Jul 14, 2022
