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Toxic gas leak in South Africa kills 16 people, including three children, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 16 people, including three children, died when toxic gas leaked from a cyclinder near Johannesburg, South African police said Wednesday. Emergency services said that as ma...
Jul 05, 2023
Merritt councillor died in hit-and-run on remote stretch of highway: RCMP
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - RCMP looking into the death of a Merritt city councillor say its likely she was outside of her vehicle when she was hit and killed.Valemount RCMP say Mounties were alerted to the inc...
Jul 05, 2023
Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says a proposed search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg is too risky. Premier Heather Stefanson says the ...
Jul 05, 2023
B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is expanding a registry program provincewide in an effort to connect patients with available family doctors. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the expanded He...
Jul 05, 2023
Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives have told a sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley L...
Jul 05, 2023
Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives have told a sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley L...
Jul 05, 2023
Prosper leads Canada over Dominican Republic at Women’s AmeriCup hoops tournament
LEN, Mexico - Cassandre Prosper had 13 points as Canada downed the Dominican Republic 88-48 on Wednesday at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup basketball tournament. Prosper shot 75 per cent from the floor and...
Jul 05, 2023
Jets sign defenceman Samberg to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a two-year, US$2.8-million contract. The 24-year-old from Hermantown, Minn., had two goals and six assists in 63 regular-season gam...
Jul 05, 2023
CBC News retracts report alleging email interference by Alberta premier's office
EDMONTON - CBC News is retracting a report alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith's office emailed Crown prosecutors to question and challenge the handling of cases involving COVID-19 protests in ...
Jul 05, 2023
Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart
OTTAWA - Stellantis and LG Energy Solution say their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is back on track after reaching a "binding" financing deal with the governments of Canada and Ontario. Th...
Jul 05, 2023