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Lametti plans public consultation on promised criminal conviction review commission
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to consult Canadians on how to go about creating an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences. The coming move will...
Dec 09, 2020
Kim's sister slams Seoul over questioning zero-virus claim
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted South Korea's foreign minister for questioning the North's claim to be coronavirus free, warning Wednesd...
Dec 08, 2020
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE - A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the vessel to return early to Singapore on Wednesday. Royal Caribbean said in ...
Dec 08, 2020
FBI wanted Meng's border exam report, travel history: CBSA airport manager
VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver's airport says the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for a copy of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's border exam repo...
Dec 08, 2020
B.C. premier says nearly 4,000 high-risk people to be vaccinated next week
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19, which the provincial health officer and health minister say is the "start of encouraging trends" in the progression of the virus. Ho...
Dec 08, 2020
Meng's lawyer suggests RCMP and border agency jointly controlled her before arrest
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer involved in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says the Mounties would have stepped in if she had tried to flee while in the custody of officia...
Dec 08, 2020
Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Kovrig, Spavor are 'inspiring' and 'robust' in Chinese prison, says Canada's envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment...
Dec 08, 2020
Cougars hoping they can act as "therapeutic factor" when CN Centre welcomes back fans
PRINCE GEORGE - Monday's update from Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry and her extension of the PHO orders until January 8th might cause some worry for the Prince George Cougars, as the WHL's ...
Dec 08, 2020