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Drones, helicopters being considered for U.S. border, public safety minister says
OTTAWA - Canada is considering supplying the RCMP and border agency with more resources including drones, helicopters and personnel in case of a "surge" at the border, Public Safety Minister Dominic L...
Nov 26, 2024
Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing
MIAMI (AP) - Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn't attend a court h...
Nov 26, 2024
Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to ...
Nov 26, 2024
Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing
MIAMI (AP) - Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn't attend a court h...
Nov 26, 2024
Quick quotes: How Canada is reacting to Trump's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff
OTTAWA - Here's how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: "The fact is we need ...
Nov 26, 2024
Charges stayed against B.C. Mountie who shot man armed with barbecue skewer
The BC Prosecution Service says it's no longer pursuing charges against a Chilliwack Mountie who shot and wounded a man who was armed with a barbecue skewer, after reviewing expert opinion on the use ...
Nov 26, 2024
A fugitive wanted in the US on terror charges is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the run
LONDON (AP) - A suspect wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area appeared in a London courtroom Tuesday after being captured following a 20-year run from the law, officials said. ...
Nov 26, 2024
B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...
Nov 26, 2024
Shipping container of teddy bears pulled out of river near Montreal
MONTREAL - A shipping container full of teddy bears that fell into the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal over the weekend has been successfully removed. An employee with the company Urgence...
Nov 26, 2024
B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...
Nov 26, 2024