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One dead, another injured in Dawson Creek shooting
DAWSON CREEK-On Sunday, January 19, shortly after 11:00 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP received reports of gunfire on 102nd Avenue.Upon arrival, police located an adult male who was deceased. While investiga...
Jan 23, 2025

Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next ...
Jan 23, 2025

Trump calls on OPEC to bring down cost of oil at World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments i...
Jan 23, 2025

Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's conviction for falsely accusing man of murder
ROME (AP) - Italy's highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man in her British flatmate's 2007 murder, a sensational case t...
Jan 23, 2025

Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump's Ca...
Jan 23, 2025

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigra...
Jan 23, 2025

Maple Leafs recall veteran goaltender Matt Murray from AHL, demote Dennis Hildeby
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs made a crease move Thursday. The club recalled veteran goaltender Matt Murray from the American Hockey League and demoted rookie Dennis Hildeby. Murray is 8-4-2 this ...
Jan 23, 2025

Indigenous MP says he has the money and the signatures to contest Liberal leadership
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to join the federal Liberal leadership race. Speaking in Halifax today to Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs from a...
Jan 23, 2025

Family of 13-year-old Quebec girl who went missing in 2005 still seeking answers
MONTREAL - The mother of a 13-year-old Quebec girl who vanished without a trace 20 years ago today says she still hasn't given up hope of finding her. Franoise Algier's last memory of her daughter, Ml...
Jan 23, 2025

Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years
LONDON (AP) - A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Judge Julian Goose said 18-year-old ...
Jan 23, 2025