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'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial. Justice Veronica ...
Dec 03, 2024

IBL's Maple Leafs sign Ayami Sato, widely considered baseball's top female pitcher
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League have signed Ayami Sato, making the Japanese pitcher the league's first female player. The team announced the signing in a release T...
Dec 03, 2024

B.C. woman on the lam in $60,000 Alberta meat scam arrested in Ontario
THREE HILLS, Alta. - A B.C. woman charged in connection with a 60-thousand-dollar meat scam last year has been arrested in Ontario. RCMP say Krysta-Lyn Williams of Penticton, was arrested in Picton, O...
Dec 03, 2024

Crash on Trans Canada Highway kills two, seriously injures third near Ashcroft, B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia. The RCMP in Ashcroft, west of Kamloops, say they...
Dec 03, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disrup...
Dec 03, 2024

Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a week...
Dec 03, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disrup...
Dec 03, 2024

Saskatchewan introduces legislative amendment to keep carbon levy off home heating
REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a promised legislative amendment that would continue to see residents no longer pay federal carbon levies for home heating. The province says the measure is expect...
Dec 03, 2024

Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Security fencing is going up around BC Place stadium in preparation for the final days of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour this weekend, while dozens of Swifties gather near by to feel the vibe an...
Dec 03, 2024

Trump signs agreement to allow Justice Department to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a week...
Dec 03, 2024