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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court record...
Jul 21, 2025
B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court record...
Jul 21, 2025
Province urges water safety in boating, swimming season
In recognition of National Drowning Prevention Week and those who lost their lives last year, people are being encouraged to be safe when out on or in the water.In a joint report, the B.C. Coroners Se...
Jul 21, 2025
Ontario, B.C., territories announce agreements to boost internal trade
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Ontario, British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories have announced agreements to boost internal trade, improve labour mobility and remove barriers to doing busin...
Jul 21, 2025
Onus on athletes to let drug testers know where they are under "whereabouts" rules
A chunk of an Olympic and Paralympic athlete's life is spent telling drug testers where they will be every day and every night. Failure to provide that information can damage an athlete's eligibility ...
Jul 21, 2025
Federal judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining...
Jul 21, 2025
Flyers No. 6 overall pick Porter Martone says he's joining Michigan State next season
TORONTO - Another high-profile junior hockey player is making the jump to U.S. college hockey. Porter Martone, the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth-overall pick at the 2025 NHL draft, said in an Instagram p...
Jul 21, 2025
Tickets, 50/50 open for the Dancing with the Vernon Stars fundraiser
A fundraiser in support of end of life care launched Monday.The North Okanagan Hospice Society (NOHS) opened sales for its Dancing with the Vernon Stars.The event, held at the Prestige Vernon Lodge an...
Jul 21, 2025
Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death on downtown Vancouver street
VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. No arrests have been made, and police s...
Jul 21, 2025
Alcaraz joins Sinner, Djokovic as high-profile players dropping out of men's NBO
TORONTO - Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the National Bank Open, depriving the men's tennis tournament in Toronto of yet another star player. Alcaraz said in a statement issued by tournament organi...
Jul 21, 2025
