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Ottawa, provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline: Wilkinson
WASHINGTON - Canada's energy minister says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security. Jonathan Wilkinson says it's a "vuln...
Feb 06, 2025
Police looking to identify a person of interest in an assault case
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are asking the public for help identifying a man believed to be involved in an assault.Mounties said they were investigating an assault that took place on a B.C. Transit bus...
Feb 06, 2025
CFL slaps defensive lineman Lemon with second suspension for positve drug test
TORONTO - The CFL has slapped American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon with an additional two-game suspension for violating its drug policy. Lemon is currently serving an indefinite suspension for betti...
Feb 06, 2025
Minnesota House Democratic and GOP leaders reach power-sharing agreement to end partisan stalemate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state's chief justice said left...
Feb 06, 2025
Listing crime cartels as terrorists would help in fentanyl fight: RCMP commissioner
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking. In an interview, Duheme says listing crimina...
Feb 06, 2025
Vernon RCMP searching for wanted man
Police in Vernon are asking the public for assistance locating a wanted man.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said 48-year-old Troy Killingbeck is wanted for assault with a weapon, uttering threats, obstruct...
Feb 06, 2025
Arctic outflow, extreme cold warnings still up in parts of B.C. and cold persists
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia is thawing to seasonal temperatures, although arctic outflow warnings remain in place for some parts of the province. Environment Canada says an arctic air mass is...
Feb 06, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says party made it 'hard' to run
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says her campaign is doing everything it can to remain in the race, despite not having deep pockets like her main rivals. Gould says the party establ...
Feb 06, 2025
MPs reject Trump's idea of clearing out Gaza as Israeli minister points to Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian politicians are pushing back on the idea of clearing out Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as an Israeli minister suggests some of them could be sent to Canada. U.S. President Donald ...
Feb 06, 2025
Judge tells Quebec car dealership to rehire man fired for sexual assault conviction
MONTREAL - Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered a car dealership in south-central Quebec to rehire an employee it had fired after he was convicted of sexual assault. Administrative Judge Annie Laprade...
Feb 06, 2025
