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Police issue warning about text message scam
RCMP are alerting residents about a scam that may come in as a text message on your phone.The text may be from a number in Quebec, and as with almost every scam, it is looking to get people's money an...
Mar 25, 2024
New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says
VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the use of an updated Taser weapon for officers around the province to use as a less-lethal weapon during police confrontations. A statement from the Ministry ...
Mar 25, 2024
Blue Jays fall 4-3 to Pirates in Gausman spring training debut, pre-season finale
BRADENTON, Fla. - Jake Lamb's go-ahead two-run RBI single in the fifth inning led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, spoiling Toronto ace Kevin Gausman's spring training debut on ...
Mar 25, 2024
Quebec parents file $1.6M suit after teacher allegedly puts kids' art for sale online
MONTREAL - A group of 10 Montreal-area parents are suing a high school teacher and a school board after their children's classroom art assignments were allegedly posted for sale online. The lawsuit in...
Mar 25, 2024
Vernon Recreation Centre will be closed one day for Hydro upgrade
Activities will be disrupted for one day next week at the Vernon Recreation Complex.The City of Vernon said BC Hydro will be conducting a scheduled power outage affecting all buildings at the site on ...
Mar 25, 2024
Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is airlifting vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic as conditions continue to deteriorate. Haiti has been ...
Mar 25, 2024
NFL owners unanimously approve a rule that bans the hip-drop tackle
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violatio...
Mar 25, 2024
Canada welcomes Gaza ceasefire vote at United Nations Security Council: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada welcomes the United Nations Security Council's call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas during Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...
Mar 25, 2024
'I haven't had the easiest journey': Oilers' Zach Hyman reflects on path to 50 goals
Zach Hyman was never - not once - the best player on his team. Or the fastest. Or the one with the most skill. That didn't matter. Hyman was focused on things he could control. His work ethic, his rel...
Mar 25, 2024
Putin says the gunmen who carried out deadly concert attack were Islamic extremists
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were "radical Islamists." Speaking in a me...
Mar 25, 2024
