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Trial dates for Ed John to be set next week
PRINCE GEORGE - The decision on trial dates for First Nations leader and former politician Ed John will be set next Monday. John has been ordered to stand trial on all four sex charges against him dat...
Oct 18, 2021
Raptors ready for a season-opener unlike any other after a year spent south of border
TORONTO - Nick Nurse says he can always feel a buzz in the air a couple of days out from a Raptors home game in Toronto - an agreeable hum the coach hasn't felt in nearly two years. The Raptors host t...
Oct 18, 2021
LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant's widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took...
Oct 18, 2021
Two Quebec companies unveiled first all-electric ambulance to be deployed globally
MONTREAL - Quebec will be seeing its first all-electric ambulances hit the road next year, which will position the province as a leader in electric transportation, provincial Economy Minister Pierre F...
Oct 18, 2021
Marilou McPhedran resigns from senators' group before hearing on her expulsion
OTTAWA - A senator resigned Monday from the upper chamber's biggest parliamentary group, before a hearing took place to consider kicking her out. Sen. Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent S...
Oct 18, 2021
Canadian women happy to be back together for home games against New Zealand
Some 2 1/2 months after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Desiree Scott says she is still pinching herself. "You see a sign that (says) Olympic gold medallist and every time you read that, it solidi...
Oct 18, 2021
Casino operators tell B.C. money laundering public inquiry they followed money rules
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for British Columbia's largest gaming companies say compliance with provincial regulations to combat money laundering is and always has been a top priority at provincial casinos. I...
Oct 18, 2021
Casino operators tell B.C. money laundering public inquiry they followed money rules
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for British Columbia's largest gaming companies say compliance with provincial regulations to combat money laundering is and always has been a top priority at provincial casinos. I...
Oct 18, 2021
Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure's constitutionality plays out in the courts. The ...
Oct 18, 2021
FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year's World Cup teamed up with the World Health Organization on Monday to use soccer's marquee event for promoting public health. The move follows yea...
Oct 18, 2021