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Watchdog launches probe into actions of police in 8 B.C. departments
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has set off an investigation into the conduct of 19 officers from eight separate police departments. A statement from the commissioner says ...
Jun 13, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Watchdog launches probe into actions of police in 8 B.C. departments
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has set off an investigation into the conduct of 19 officers from eight separate police departments. A statement from the commissioner says ...
Jun 13, 2022

Olympic champion Warner not feeling pressure as he readies to compete in Canada
VANCOUVER - Even Canada's top athlete has to change diapers. Decathlete Damian Warner has become a recognizable face since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, but the 32-year-old said he's...
Jun 13, 2022

Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry to have street named after him in Toronto
TORONTO - Former Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is getting a street named after him in Toronto. The city announced Monday that Lowry would be among seven people lending their name to a street at Don Mi...
Jun 13, 2022

Prince George sobering house set to open this fall
PRINCE GEORGE-The proposed sobering house at 1201 1st Avenue, is the result of a new push in provincial funding to provide support for people suffering from substance-use challenges. Through Budget 20...
Jun 13, 2022

Two Sikh rally organizers say they were wrongly arrested amid Parliament bomb scare
OTTAWA - Two organizers of a Sikh event set to take place on Parliament Hill Saturday say they were arrested and released after being wrongfully identified in connection to a bomb threat in the area. ...
Jun 13, 2022

Watchdog nominee Philippe Dufresne stresses privacy as a 'fundamental right'
OTTAWA - Philippe Dufresne, the government's nominee to be the next federal privacy watchdog, says coming legislation must recognize privacy as a "fundamental right." Dufresene told a House of Commons...
Jun 13, 2022

Alo having choice of softball leagues shows sport's growth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jocelyn Alo has options, the kind that have eluded women's softball players in the past. Oklahoma's record-setting slugger has been drafted by Athletes Unlimited, which is headed ...
Jun 13, 2022

Large part of southern B.C. under flood warnings, watches as storm bears down
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push s...
Jun 13, 2022

Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued as PCR testing becomes rare
OTTAWA - Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press. The app was launched in the summer of 2020 as the pandemic began and bi...
Jun 13, 2022