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Investigators seek help identifying woman found dead 35 years ago
VANCOUVER - British Columbia investigators are seeking help identifying a woman whose body was recovered from Burrard Inlet 35 years ago. The "Jane Doe" is among almost 200 people whose remains have b...
Jul 27, 2020
Ex-UCLA coach pleads guilty to accepting $200K in bribes
A former University of California, Los Angeles men's soccer coach pleaded guilty Monday to accepting $200,000 in bribes to help two students get into the school as recruits. Jorge Salcedo, 47, admitte...
Jul 27, 2020
U Sports alters stance on football age eligibility for pandemic-impacted players
TORONTO - Canadian university football has changed course on its age cap rule and will allow players to complete their fifth year of eligibility in 2021. U Sports cancelled the 2020 Vanier Cup an...
Jul 27, 2020
Pilot reported equipment failure before fatal crash in B.C., investigation finds
RICHMOND, B.C. - The pilot of a small, privately owned plane reported an equipment failure before it crashed on Gabriola Island, B.C., killing all three people on board. A report published M...
Jul 27, 2020
RCMP see increased calls in at-home mechanic injury calls
Prince George - For many, the home is a safe place to be. Though a number of serious safety hazards lurk around the average home. One of these hazards is a growing concern with RCMP as they find a gro...
Jul 27, 2020
Blue Jays taking on World Series champs in D.C. as COVID-19 roils league
WASHINGTON - It's not exactly the major-league debut that Santiago Espinal had been planning on, but in 2020, it will have to do. The rookie infielder, who played his first game with the Toronto&...
Jul 27, 2020
Terrace RCMP use taser to arrest pipe-wielding woman
TERRACE-RCMP in Terrace deployed a Conductive Energy Weapon (CEW), also known as a taser, to stop a woman from attacking a man with a metal pipe last week.RCMP responded to a call on the 4600 block of...
Jul 27, 2020
Canada men will have to play all the rounds of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada will have to start from the beginning of CONCACAF's revamped World Cup qualifying format to get to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That means the Canadian men will have to play...
Jul 27, 2020
Source: Federal, provincial government awaiting certainty from CFL
TORONTO - It seems CFL players, coaches, front-office officials and fans aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting the outcome of the league's amendment talks with the CFL Players' Association. So to...
Jul 27, 2020
Canada Revenue Agency extends tax payment deadline to Sept. 30
OTTAWA - Anyone who owes the federal government taxes will now have until the end of September to pay. The Canada Revenue Agency says the payment deadline has been moved to Sept. 30 for individua...
Jul 27, 2020