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Hockey Canada brass looks ahead after another world junior disappointment
MONTREAL - Scott Salmond took some time to reflect. The Hockey Canada executive watched the men's under-20 team disappoint with consecutive fifth-place finishes at the world junior hockey championship...
Feb 13, 2025
Two men arrested for fake taxi scam targeting B.C. universities, shopping centres
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say two men from Ontario have been arrested for taking part in a fake taxi scam that targeted people at universities and shopping centres in B.C....
Feb 13, 2025
Florida man is executed for the 1997 killing of a couple whose toddler witnessed the attack
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a husband and wife at a remote farm as the couple's toddler looked on was put to death Thursday in the state's first execution of the year. James...
Feb 13, 2025
Workers at B.C. LifeLabs file 72-hour strike notice over wages, benefits
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing about 1,200 workers at LifeLabs throughout British Columbia says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer. The B.C. General Employees' Union says in...
Feb 13, 2025
Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man's doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with th...
Feb 13, 2025
Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'
OTTAWA - As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a majo...
Feb 13, 2025
Vancouver makes plans to tackle organized crime in city's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown Eastside and beyond. Sim says the status quo isn't working in the n...
Feb 13, 2025
Winter storm wreaks havoc on commute, closes schools across Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic
ONALD AND JOE BONGIORNO - A major winter storm disrupted travel plans, closed schools and shuttered city services across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces Thursday, as communities dug out fro...
Feb 13, 2025
Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40K — disappear
EDMONTON - An Edmonton mother says she's thrilled to see the community rally to support her son's soccer team after its coach dropped out of contact and tens of thousands of dollars vanished. Lauren S...
Feb 13, 2025
American receiver Steven Dunbar Jr. rejoins the Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Steven Dunbar Jr. is back with the Edmonton Elks. The veteran American receiver signed with Edmonton on Thursday as a free agent. Dunbar is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign with Hamilton ...
Feb 13, 2025