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Argentina says it will lift the country's strict currency controls with the help from the IMF
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine President Javier Milei's economy minister announced on Friday that the libertarian government would lift the country's strict capital and currency controls in ...
Apr 11, 2025

IIO investigating injuries sustained during an arrest on April 9
PRINCE GEORGE - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a man in Prince George on April 9, 2025.In a press release, the IIO says ...
Apr 11, 2025

Wickens returns to elite racing with use of hand controls 7 years after he was paralyzed in a crash
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Nearly seven years after he was paralyzed in an IndyCar crash, Robert Wickens will return to elite competition on Saturday when he drives a Corvette in the IMSA sports car ra...
Apr 11, 2025

Canadian men to open Gold Cup in Vancouver with coach suspended from sideline
Canada will begin CONCACAF Gold Cup play against Honduras in Vancouver before shifting to Houston for its remaining two Group B games. The 30th-ranked Canadian men will take on No. 75 Honduras on June...
Apr 11, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man...
Apr 11, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man...
Apr 11, 2025

Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
JENA, La. (AP) - Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of k...
Apr 11, 2025

A convicted killer who was mistakenly released from jail is caught 2 weeks later
ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail has been caught two weeks later in Florida - ending days of anxiety for the...
Apr 11, 2025

Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to...
Apr 11, 2025

Gabriel Landeskog expected to play Friday for AHL's Colorado Eagles, 1st pro game in nearly 3 years
Gabriel Landeskog is expected to play in a professional game Friday night for the first time in nearly three years when he suits up with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. The longtime...
Apr 11, 2025