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Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
Opposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan
OTTAWA - Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals' new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government's priorities for t...
Nov 28, 2022
Senior Air Force officers charged over 'inappropriate' fighter pilot nickname
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in J...
Nov 28, 2022
5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Five Connecticut police officers were charged with misdemeanors Monday over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police va...
Nov 28, 2022
One person dead, two injured following weekend motel fire
PRINCE GEORGE - One person is dead and another two people seriously injured following a fire at the North Star Inn on Victoria Street over the weekend. The fire broke out at approximately 11 p.m. Satu...
Nov 28, 2022
Indo-Pacific strategy adds new pressures to navy amid personnel, warship challenges
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new Indo-Pacific strategy represents a marked shift for the Canadian Armed Forces, and in particular the Royal Canadian Navy. One expert says it will also put more pr...
Nov 28, 2022
Courting Disaster: Sportsnet loses Davis Cup feed just before Canada's historic win
The timing of a technical glitch that knocked the Davis Cup final off the air on Sportsnet couldn't have come at a worse time for tennis fans across Canada. Instead of watching the dramatic scenes of ...
Nov 28, 2022
Feds must deliver 'concrete actions' to fix emergency response on First Nations: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says the federal government cannot blame its failure to improve First Nations emergency management on a lack of outreach from the communities themselves. Karen Hogan ...
Nov 28, 2022
More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War
KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...
Nov 28, 2022
'Appalled' - the reaction of the National Police Federation to court decision regarding assault of P.G. RCMP officer
VANCOUVER -The National Police Federation (NPF) says its appalled by a court decision regarding an assault on a Prince George RCMP officer. The member - a young member in her mid-20s - sustained a ser...
Nov 28, 2022