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Mounties bust massive B.C. drug 'superlab' linked to transnational organized crime
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada. Police say they believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production a...
Oct 31, 2024
Mounties bust massive B.C. drug 'superlab' linked to transnational organized crime
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada. Police say they believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production a...
Oct 31, 2024
Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith's government proposed Thursday one bill that would requir...
Oct 31, 2024
B.C.'s Golden Ears park closed due to damage from atmospheric river
A popular park in British Columbia's Lower Mainland remains closed due to damage from an atmospheric river weather system that drenched the province's south coast, triggering a mudslide and local floo...
Oct 31, 2024
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A judge on Thursday handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil' s politi...
Oct 31, 2024
Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing 'hired and paid': court document
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were "hired and paid" to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does n...
Oct 31, 2024
Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing 'hired and paid': court document
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were "hired and paid" to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does n...
Oct 31, 2024
MLA-elect ready to serve all Vernon-Lumby constituents
The B.C. NDP MLA-elect for the Vernon-Lumby riding says she's ready to serve all of her constituents in the legislature.Harwinder Sandhu was re-elected in the Provincial General Election, earning 11,8...
Oct 31, 2024
Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks add to Canadian content
QUINCY - The MLR champion New England Free Jacks have added to their Canadian content, signing Brock Webster and Josiah Morra for the 2025 season. The two join a New England roster already featuring C...
Oct 31, 2024
Union talks underway between foremen, employers to avoid latest B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations between British Columbia's port employers and the union representing foremen are entering a final scheduled day in a bid to avoid a labour disruption. Both the BC Maritime Emp...
Oct 31, 2024
