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Tyrell and Tre Ford show scouts plenty of speed at University of Buffalo pro day
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Twins Tyrell and Tre Ford showed plenty of speed Thursday at the University of Buffalo pro day. Tyrell Ford, a defensive back with the Waterloo Warriors, posted a 40-yard dash time of ...
Mar 17, 2022
NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed nine in Texas. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story f...
Mar 17, 2022
NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision...
Mar 17, 2022
Vigil for Saudi activist Raif Badawi calls for reunification with family in Quebec
MONTREAL - Nearly a week after Saudi activist Raif Badawi's release from prison, supporters in Montreal called Thursday for him to be allowed to leave Saudi Arabia and rejoin his family in Quebec. Abo...
Mar 17, 2022
MPs told of confusion, panic after Liberals vowed financial crackdown on convoy
OTTAWA - The voice of Canadian credit unions says their members watched people make significant withdrawals after the federal government vowed a financial crackdown on the so-called "freedom convoy." ...
Mar 17, 2022
Businesses in Vernon received over $4M in COVID relief funding
Businesses in the Vernon area received over $4 million in provincial grants through the COVID-19 pandemic.Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu said the grants, provided through the Small-and Medium Si...
Mar 17, 2022
House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, preparing for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on more products and furt...
Mar 17, 2022
Quebec to introduce bill banning cat declawing, other unneeded pet surgeries
MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture minister plans to introduce a bill banning cat declawing and other unnecessary pet surgeries. In a recent letter to Quebec's government house leader, Andr Lamontagne sa...
Mar 17, 2022
B.C. government says transition of youth from care among roots of homelessness
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care as part of a cross-government approach to target the root causes of homelessness. Several cabinet ministers ga...
Mar 17, 2022
American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department confirmed Thursday that an American citizen was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. The department did not immediately confirm the ide...
Mar 17, 2022
