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At least 13 dead in migrant boat capsizing off Lampedusa
MILAN - At least 13 people died when an overloaded migrant boat capsized near the island of Lampedusa as they were about to be rescued, the Italian coast guard said Monday. Twenty-two people were resc...
Oct 07, 2019
Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of sleeping homeless men
NEW YORK - A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City's Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with s...
Oct 07, 2019
Back to back wins for the Cariboo Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE-A weekend sweep for the Cariboo Cougars in Trail ,downing the Kootenay Ice 9-2 yesterday and 8-1 on Saturday.The Cariboo Cats are in Abbotsford this weekend for games against the Valley ...
Oct 07, 2019 Cariboo Cougars Logo
Conservatives promise to make admission to national museums free
OTTAWA - The Conservatives say they would get rid of admission fees at all of Canada's national museums. Andrew Scheer made the announcement on an otherwise quiet day, as the party leaders prepare for...
Oct 07, 2019
Judge tosses out Trump challenge to tax return turnover
NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a "categoric...
Oct 07, 2019
Timberwolves earn 1-1 draw with Cascades
PRINCE GEORGE-A late Sofia Jones goal helped the UNBC Timberwolves women's soccer team salvage the game, as UNBC and UFV played a 1-1 draw, yesterday at Masich Place .The 3-3-4 Timberwolves visit the ...
Oct 07, 2019 Courtesy of UNBC
Extinction Rebellion group blocks access to major bridge in Halifax
HALIFAX - The group Extinction Rebellion is blocking the Macdonald bridge between Halifax and Dartmouth today, one of a number of actions planned across the country. Halifax Police spokesman Cons...
Oct 07, 2019
Emily Carr University in Vancouver closed until Wednesday after possible arson
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver campus of Emily Carr University of Art + Design won't reopen until Wednesday following what police believe was a deliberately set fire. The blaze was spotted early Satur...
Oct 07, 2019
Thousands show up for free Kanye West "service" in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of people showed up to an outdoor shopping centre in Utah to see rapper Kanye West perform what he calls a worship service. Saturday's concert was held right before the Chur...
Oct 07, 2019
'Joker' laughs its way to October box office record
LOS ANGELES - The filmmakers and studio behind "Joker" have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theatre security, audiences flocked to the multiplex t...
Oct 07, 2019