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Mounties cleared after man dies in hospital shortly after arrest in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after the death of a man in their custody in 2023.Mounties were called to the Summer by the Sea Street Market along Craig St. o...
Feb 11, 2025
Trump, hosting Jordan's king, renews his insistence that the US can control and redevelop Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his suggestions that Gaza could be emptied of residents, controlled by the U.S. and ...
Feb 11, 2025
2008 Olympic champion Eric Lamaze banned from equestrian until 2031 for breaking doping rules
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Equestrian rider Eric Lamaze, an Olympic champion in 2008, has been banned from the sport until 2031 after a second four-year doping suspension was imposed at the Court of...
Feb 11, 2025
Eagles' Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become Saints head coach, AP source says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Kellen Moore, who oversaw the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles ' offense this season, has agreed to return to the site of his latest triumph as the next coach of the New Orle...
Feb 11, 2025
Winnipeg Blue Bombers kick off start of CFL free agency by signing two receivers.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicked off the start of CFL free agency Tuesday by coming to terms with Canadian receiver Gavin Cobb on a one-year deal. The move was announced 14 minutes into the free-agent...
Feb 11, 2025
Canada's privacy czar launches investigation into student information data breach
The federal privacy watchdog says he has launched a formal investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne s...
Feb 11, 2025
RCMP identify two men, two women shot and killed in home on Saskatchewan First Nation
REGINA - RCMP have released the names of two men and two women killed last week on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan. Tracey Hotomani, 34, and Terry Jack, 51, both of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nat...
Feb 11, 2025
QMJHL to award Sidney Crosby Trophy to top rookie starting this season
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League is naming its rookie of the year award after one of its most famous graduates. The league announced Tuesday that its top rookie will be a...
Feb 11, 2025
Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage r...
Feb 11, 2025
Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage r...
Feb 11, 2025