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One man in custody as police investigate double homicide in Saanich, B.C.
SAANICH, B.C. - Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in the Vancouver Island municipality say the homicides appear to be connected. One man is in custody. Police say the public...
Oct 20, 2022
Canadian Premier League announces five finalists for player of the year
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League player of the year will be one of Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Pacific FC's Manny Aparicio, Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Valour...
Oct 20, 2022
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years behind bars
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday in the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a "particularly degrading ...
Oct 20, 2022
Montreal police say family conflict sparked killings of man, woman in their 60s
Montreal police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested after the bodies of two people in their 60s were found inside a home in the suburb of le-Bizard. Police say the killings of a 65-year-old woman ...
Oct 20, 2022
Fall set to finally reach B.C., as rain, skiff of snow forecast to replace heat
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonable heat in British Columbia is ending and rain or snow will arrive in some areas as early as Friday. The weather office says nine temperature records were...
Oct 20, 2022
Williams Lake Airport gets funding to upgrade snow-clearing equipment
KAMLOOPS - The Williams Airport is receiving more than a half million federal dollars to support the purchase of a snowblower to service the runway and apron areas of the facility.Minister of Transpor...
Oct 20, 2022
Woman, 90, dies after attack in seniors residence west of Montreal
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 90-year-old woman has died following an assault at a seniors residence on Wednesday by an 82-year-old man who is now under arrest. Provincial po...
Oct 20, 2022
Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go
GENEVA (AP) - The first World Cup in the Middle East is one month away, nearing the conclusion of an often bumpy 12-year journey for Qatar that has transformed the nation. Qatar has faced skepticism a...
Oct 20, 2022
Elite curlers adapt to new 'no tick' rule designed to inject more suspense into games
No tick is here to stay in curling. Canada has adopted the new rule the World Curling Federation tested at the women's and men's world championships earlier this year. The "no tick" rule will be playe...
Oct 20, 2022
Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go
GENEVA (AP) - The first World Cup in the Middle East is one month away, nearing the conclusion of an often bumpy 12-year journey for Qatar that has transformed the nation. Qatar has faced skepticism a...
Oct 20, 2022