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Toxic drug alert: Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - There has been an increase in overdose events in Prince George. The reported substance has tested positive for fentanyl, contains unexpected amounts of cocaine, and is described as a w...
Oct 24, 2022

CPL names 10 finalists for inaugural Players' Player of the Year award
Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Kyle Bekker and Woobens Pacius, whose teams meet Sunday in the Canadian Premier League championship game, a...
Oct 24, 2022

Six people injured in shooting at St. Louis high school
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Six people were injured Monday morning in a shooting inside a St. Louis high school. The shooting was reported just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, pro...
Oct 24, 2022

Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin,...
Oct 24, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Comp. Bureau to study grocery sector
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's competition watchdog is launching a study into the grocery industry to examine rising prices in what it describes as a concentrated sector. More coming. The Canadian Press
Oct 24, 2022

Rishi Sunak: UK's ex-Treasury chief gets his shot at PM job
LONDON (AP) - Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Then he got another shot - and the chance to say "I told you so." The former U.K. Treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest...
Oct 24, 2022

New Saddleback pastor sees women clergy in church's future
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - On a recent Sunday morning, in the sanctuary of Saddleback Church, Lead Pastor Andy Wood opened with a shout-out to the congregation's newest female teaching pastor - his wi...
Oct 24, 2022

Ottawa interim police chief Bell set to testify at Emergency Act hearings
OTTAWA - The Public Order Emergency Commission resumes public hearings today, with interim Ottawa police chief Steve Bell expected to testify. Bell is a veteran of the force, and was deputy chief when...
Oct 24, 2022

Apology ceremony allows Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk, nation says
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Members of the Vancouver Police Department are expected to take part in an apology ceremony today in an expression of regret for arresting and handcuffing an Indigenous man and his...
Oct 24, 2022

Apology ceremony allows Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk, nation says
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Members of the Vancouver Police Department are expected to take part in an apology ceremony today in an expression of regret for arresting and handcuffing an Indigenous man and his...
Oct 24, 2022