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Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted in 1 slaying
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was convicted Thursday in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Billy Chemirmir, 49, was found guilt...
Apr 28, 2022
Committee recommends B.C. move to a provincewide police force
VICTORIA - A committee looking at reforming British Columbia's Police Act has made 11 recommendations, including a transition away from the RCMP to a provincial police force. The special committee, ma...
Apr 28, 2022
B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has introduced legislation that would allow people to get independent advice about their rights after they've been involuntarily detained for treatment of a severe mental ...
Apr 28, 2022
Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...
Apr 28, 2022
Judge dismisses Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's bail review request
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has dismissed Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's request to have the terms of his bail conditions revised. Randy Hillier, an Independent member of Ontario's legislature, was in cour...
Apr 28, 2022
Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job. Rural Ontario MP Scott Aitchison has been confirmed as a verified...
Apr 28, 2022
Women's rugby 7s side back competing on home soil after tumultuous year off the field
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team returns to action on home soil this weekend, almost a year to the day that coach John Tait stepped down in the wake of an independent review into a complaint fro...
Apr 28, 2022
House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to more quickly provide Ukraine and other Eastern Europ...
Apr 28, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Calgary man admits to terrorism charges related to Islamic State
CALGARY - A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State. RCMP arrested Hussein Borhot in July 2020 after a seven-year investigation. He was cha...
Apr 28, 2022
N.L.'s Quidi Vidi village drops 'plantation' from building name ahead of royal visit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A historic fishing neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital is renaming of one its buildings less than a month ahead of a visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, ...
Apr 28, 2022