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Jury deliberations begin in trial of human smuggling, frozen migrant family
FERGUS FALLS - Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of two men accused of human smuggling across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota. They are tasked with deciding whether to...
Nov 22, 2024
New B.C. storm brings 100 km/h winds with some Vancouver Island homes still in dark
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is warning customers in remote areas of Vancouver Island that they may be without power until late Saturday, as winds from another powerful storm hit the coast. The latest in a se...
Nov 22, 2024
New B.C. storm brings 100 km/h winds with some Vancouver Island homes still in dark
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is warning customers in remote areas of Vancouver Island that they may be without power until late Saturday, as winds from another powerful storm hit the coast. The latest in a se...
Nov 22, 2024
Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife 'out of love'
LAVAL, Que. - An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a half years in prison for murder. Gilles Brass...
Nov 22, 2024
Canadian defender Alistair Johnston agrees to new contract with Scotland's Celtic
Canadian defender Alistair Johnston has agreed to a new contract with Celtic that will keep him at the Scottish powerhouse until the summer of 2029. The 26-year-old from Aurora, Ont., originally signe...
Nov 22, 2024
Tuomas Sammelvuo resigns as head coach of Canada's men's volleyball team
Tuomas Sammelvuo has resigned as head coach of Canada's men's volleyball team, Volleyball Canada announced Sammelvuo's departure in a release Friday and said he and his wife recently welcomed a new ba...
Nov 22, 2024
Canadian speedskater Dubreuil captures 500m silver at World Cup stop in Japan
NAGANO - Laurent Dubreuil is picking up this season's ISU World Cup speedskating campaign where he left off. The long-track star from Lvis, Que., captured silver in his season debut in a men's 500-met...
Nov 22, 2024
Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire
Canada's environment and climate change minister was critical of Azerbaijani leadership at the United Nations climate summit as tense negotiations on a new finance deal came down to the wire. Steven G...
Nov 22, 2024
Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King
OTTAWA - A judge is expected to issue a decision this morning in the criminal case against one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa. Pat King pleaded not guilty to misc...
Nov 22, 2024
Local MLA assigned as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture
The local B.C. NDP MLA will have a new role in the legislature.Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby, has been named the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture."It's an honour to be appointed the Pa...
Nov 22, 2024
