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30 tonnes of chemicals seized in B.C. destined for drug production: RCMP
ENDERBY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say they've seized more than 30 tonnes of chemicals that investigators believe were to be used in the production of methamphetamine. A statement says the C...
Oct 3, 2024
Woman arrested after 34-year-old man stabbed to death in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they're investigating a homicide after a man was stabbed at a residential building in the city's Eastside. A statement from investigators says officers responded sh...
Oct 3, 2024
Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada
TORONTO - Canada's industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.'s leaders for the country to get more ambitious. Franois-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian DNA has...
Oct 3, 2024
Hamilton Tiger-Cats unbeaten since quarterback Mitchell began wearing overalls
HAMILTON - Add fashion icon to veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's long list of CFL accomplishments. Five weeks ago, the two-time league MVP wore overalls to a gathering with teammates as a lark, t...
Oct 3, 2024
Canada's roster for International Para Hockey Cup heavy with world champions
ELMIRA, ONTARIO - Canada's team for the International Para Hockey Cup is heavy on players coming off a world championship victory. The 18-player roster for the Oct. 7-13 tournament in Ostrava, Czechia...
Oct 3, 2024
Frank Stronach faces new sex assault charges involving three additional complainants
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest...
Oct 3, 2024
'Stronger together:' Sisters in Spirit Ceremony at VIU honours missing and murdered Indigenous women
NANAIMO - Students at a local university paid tribute to those lost and amplified calls to action for missing and murdered Indigenous women with a Sisters in Spirit Ceremony. Oct. 4 marks the National...
Oct 3, 2024
Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's justice minister says his new bill would give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent. Simon Jolin-Barret...
Oct 3, 2024
Canadian women's hockey team job opportunity expands on world championship rosters
CALGARY - Women afforded the same amount of job opportunity as men at world hockey championships creates a new dynamic on Canada's team, although the same equality has yet to be extended to women for ...
Oct 3, 2024
B.C. court rejects attempt to stop thousands of trees from being cut in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court will not grant an injunction to stop tree removal in Vancouver's Stanley Park after a group claimed the work was doing more harm than good. The court ruled this week...
Oct 3, 2024