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UK police ID all 39 Vietnamese victims found in truck
LONDON - UK police say they have formally identified the 39 people found dead in a container truck in southeastern England and notified their families in the apparent people-smuggling tragedy. The aut...
Nov 09, 2019
Father charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of two boys
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Officers responding to a late-night medical call from a Toronto-area home discovered the bodies of two boys, police said Thursday as they charged the children's father with murder. Ed...
Nov 09, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years ago recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 09, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years ago recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 09, 2019
Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to prison for 30 years for crimes including m...
Nov 09, 2019
No more fur for the Queen and Alec Baldwin files suit; In-The-News for Nov. 7
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 7. What we are watching in...
Nov 09, 2019
South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In an extremely unusual case, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to...
Nov 08, 2019
Clippers outlast Grizzlies 5-3
NANAIMO - The Clippers beat Victoria 5-3 to extend their current winning streak to three games.Tyler Williams led Nanaimo's offense with a pair of goals in the second period.Despite outshooting the Gr...
Nov 08, 2019 The Nanaimo Clippers got two goals from Tyler Williams in a 5-3 victory over Victoria. They've won three straight games and have once again taken over first place in the BCHL's Island Division. (Gary Dorland)
Indian court rules in favour of Hindu temple on disputed land
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims. The dispute over land ownership has been o...
Nov 08, 2019
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders who exploit their access to the mountains of sensitive data held by ...
Nov 08, 2019