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Man arrested after saying he started South African building fire that killed 76 to hide a killing
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A man was arrested Tuesday hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of...
Jan 23, 2024

January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
PRINCE GEORGE- January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month with the Alzheimer's Society of B.C. announcing the focus this month is on living life to the fullest.Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegene...
Jan 23, 2024

North Dakota judge won't temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge on Tuesday denied a temporary block on a part of the state's revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient's life or heal...
Jan 23, 2024

CP NewsAlert: RCMP say plane has crashed near Fort Smith, N.W.T.
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - RCMP say a plane has crashed near Fort Smith, N.W.T., near the Alberta boundary. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jan 23, 2024

Quebec judge opts against blanket ban in lawsuit hearing involving provincial police
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled against a blanket ban being sought by the attorney general to shield evidence in the ongoing investigation into a nine-year-old girl's killing. The r...
Jan 23, 2024

Defender Paris Gee signs with Vancouver FC, returns to B.C. to be closer to family
Family has brought Paris Gee home after two successful seasons with York United FC. The 29-year-old defender from Burnaby, B.C., one of six York players who left the Toronto CPL club in December, has ...
Jan 23, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign American defensive lineman Bryce Carter
OTTAWA - Bryce Carter is staying put. The American defensive lineman, who terrorized CFL quarterbacks last season, signed a one-year extension with the Ottawa Redblacks. He was slated to become a free...
Jan 23, 2024

RCMP have draft response to N.S. mass shooting inquiry, but no deadline to release it
HALIFAX - The head of the Nova Scotia RCMP says he's seen a draft plan on how the Mounties will respond to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting, but Dennis Daley couldn't say today when it will be ...
Jan 23, 2024

Tanner Pearson, Arber Xhekaj return to Canadiens lineup against Senators
MONTREAL - Forward Tanner Pearson and defenceman Arber Xhekaj will return to the Montreal Canadiens lineup Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators. Pearson missed 19 games with an upper-body injury and ha...
Jan 23, 2024

NBA suspends Canadian Tristan Thompson 25 games on doping violation
NEW YORK - Cleveland Cavaliers centre Tristan Thompson has been suspended 25 games by the NBA for violating its anti-drug program. Thompson, from Brampton, Ont., tested positive for a growth hormone s...
Jan 23, 2024