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Truck driver in Texas smuggling attempt that resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants pleads guilty
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became...
Jan 16, 2025
Veteran midfielder Ben Fisk retires, moves into Vancouver FC's front office
VANCOUVER - Veteran Vancouver FC midfielder Ben Fisk has retired after a 14-year career that saw stints in Spain, Ireland and four Canadian Premier League teams. Fisk, 31, is hanging up his boots to b...
Jan 16, 2025
A man with a stick killed 2 homeless people in Miami in an 'unprovoked' attack, police say
A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an "unprovoked" attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which po...
Jan 16, 2025
Quick Sketch: Meet Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney
OTTAWA - Mark Carney is a known commodity in Liberal circles. Party organizers have tried to convince the former central banker to run under the big red banner for the past decade. The international f...
Jan 16, 2025
Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. - The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it describes as the "heightening water crisis" due to drought on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, where the Sechel...
Jan 16, 2025
Bubbling Over: Foam firmness concerns provide new chapter in curling equipment saga
GUELPH, Ont. - A new chapter in a long-running curling sweeping saga came at an inopportune time for Team John Epping. Just before their first appearance this season on the top-flight Grand Slam of Cu...
Jan 16, 2025
Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Three men from Port Alberni, B.C., have been charged with sexual offences on minors, including trafficking of youth under 18 years old. RCMP say its general investigations unit st...
Jan 16, 2025
In what could be a Canadian first, Manitoba welcomes Gaza child seeking medical help
WINNIPEG - A child from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment has arrived in Winnipeg - possibly the first such case in Canada since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew we...
Jan 16, 2025
Threat from toxic fire debris will prevent many LA residents from checking on damaged homes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Homeowners learned Thursday that it could be a week or more before they will be allowed to check on their fire-damaged properties while officials assess the threat of potentially to...
Jan 16, 2025
Federal IT contracting cost 25 per cent more than in-house services: PBO report
OTTAWA - The federal government spent more on contracted IT services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, says a new report by the pa...
Jan 16, 2025