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Several federal cabinet members expected to testify at 'Freedom Convoy' hearings
OTTAWA - Eight federal cabinet members, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are among those slated to testify at the public inquiry into the government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act....
Oct 11, 2022
Sentencing to begin for Dutch man guilty of harassment linked to death of B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first day of a scheduled four-day sentencing hearing begins in a British Columbia court for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd. Ay...
Oct 11, 2022
Sentencing to begin for Dutch man guilty of harassment linked to death of B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first day of a scheduled four-day sentencing hearing begins in a British Columbia court for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd. Ay...
Oct 11, 2022
Calgary Flames seek to turn entertaining off-season into longer playoff run
CALGARY - No NHL team lost more and gained more than the Calgary Flames after their most successful season in years. Newcomers Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri can bring offensive firepower and othe...
Oct 11, 2022
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina cong...
Oct 11, 2022
Canada sending 40 military engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian forces
OTTAWA - Canada is sending 40 military engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russia. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the deployment during a visit to Warsaw this ...
Oct 11, 2022
Westshore Terminals reaches tentative deal with union, work resumes at terminal
VANCOUVER - Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ending a strike that began last month. The company says...
Oct 11, 2022
Israel says 'historic' sea border deal struck with Lebanon
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached an "historic agreement" with neighboring Lebanon over their shared maritime border after months of U.S.-brokered nego...
Oct 11, 2022
An election, then a trial, poses unusual test for Surrey's Mayor McCallum
SURREY, B.C. - Incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum of Surrey, B.C., is facing consecutive challenges - one at the ballot box and the other in a courtroom. It's an unusual turn of events for McCallum, who wa...
Oct 11, 2022
'Some heroes wear moccasins:' Saskatchewan stabbing victims died helping others
REGINA - Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say. Residents put themselves at risk and ...
Oct 11, 2022