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California won't immediately list Joshua tree as threatened
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California won't be listing the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species for now. The California Fish and Game Commission was locked in a 2-2 vote Thursday on wheth...
Jun 16, 2022

Ottawa urged to act amid ongoing privacy leaks in military sex misconduct deal
Ottawa is facing calls to act amid a growing number of privacy breaches involving military members who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform. Epiq Class Action Services has released the perso...
Jun 16, 2022

Crown says 12-15-year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor has suggested a parole eligibility period of 12 to 15 years for a former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of the "brutal" murder of his ex-girlfriend. Br...
Jun 16, 2022

Crown says 12-15-year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor has suggested a parole eligibility period of 12 to 15 years for a former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of the "brutal" murder of his ex-girlfriend. Br...
Jun 16, 2022

B.C.'s police watchdog says guard's treatment of prisoner could be torture
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says an officer's use of force during the arrest of a drunken man in Prince George was reasonable, but the "torture" he later received in jail by a ci...
Jun 16, 2022

Former education assistant pleads guilty to sex offences against children
NANAIMO - A man who used his position of trust to sexually exploit three children admitted to his offences.Glen Murray Massick, 46, pleaded guilty to two charges of invitation to sexual touching a per...
Jun 16, 2022

Top court sends sentencing of two men in triple murder back to Alberta Appeal Court
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal. Last year, the Alberta court imposed consecutive periods...
Jun 16, 2022

Former Alouettes head coach Marv Levy joins select football group
Marv Levy is poised to join a very select pro football fraternity. On Friday night, the former Montreal Alouettes head coach will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He'll become just...
Jun 16, 2022

Jan. 6 panel wants to hear from Ginni Thomas, chairman says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol will ask Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the pan...
Jun 16, 2022

Okanagan Lake levels reach 'full pool' with delays in B.C's spring thaw
VANCOUVER - Lakeshore residents in British Columbia's Okanagan region are the latest to be warned about the potential for flooding. A statement from the City of Penticton says Okanagan Lake has reache...
Jun 16, 2022