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Cheveldayoff says he was 'not aware' of severity of allegations until this year
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says he was "not aware" of the severity of the sexual assault allegations made in 2010 against a former Chicago Blackhawks coach until this year. A thi...
Nov 02, 2021

Castillo, Rose ready to help league-leading Bombers in push toward playoffs
WINNIPEG - Kicker Sergio Castillo and defensive back Winston Rose had one thing in common Tuesday - both were smiling while talking to reporters. The newly signed Winnipeg Blue Bombers had just finish...
Nov 02, 2021

COVID-19 claims the lives of four people from northern B.C.
VICTORIA - COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in B.C., including four people from northern B.C.That brings the death toll in B.C. since the pandemic began to 2,186.A total of 406 cases of the virus ...
Nov 02, 2021

Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail comple...
Nov 02, 2021

No 'euthanasia' in Quebec care homes during COVID-19, expert tells coroner's inquest
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into deaths in Quebec long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 was dominated Tuesday by debate over whether medicating certain residents to alleviate their...
Nov 02, 2021

Bachrach renamed NDP's Transport Critic
SMITHERS - Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach has been appointed his party's Transport Critic.It's a posting he held prior to September's federal election. In the last parliament, Bachrach h...
Nov 02, 2021

City of Iqaluit says water meets health standards but residents still can't drink it
IQALUIT - City officials say Iqaluit's drinking water meets national standards, but residents can't consume it until Nunavut's chief public health officer says it's OK. Chief administrative officer Am...
Nov 02, 2021

B.C. auditor calls for better fraud risk measures at public sector organizations
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is calling on public sector organizations to improve their fraud risk assessment measures. Michael Pickup says a survey of 140 public sector organizations...
Nov 02, 2021

Ship that lost 109 containers near Victoria is now stable: operator
VICTORIA - The ship that lost 109 containers overboard near Victoria is now stable and the company that manages the vessel says an initial transit plan is being reviewed by authorities. Danaos Shippin...
Nov 02, 2021

Police announce charges after new evidence found in 1989 sexual assault in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver believe they have cracked a nearly 33-year-old case involving the sexual assault of a teenager. Const. Tania Visintin says the assault happened in February 1989, when t...
Nov 02, 2021