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One person dead, 70 displaced after apartment fire in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police say one person has died and 70 residents have been displaced following an apartment fire in North Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a news release that fire at Silverlynn Apart...
May 31, 2022
Hall of Famer Angela James new general manager of Toronto Six
TORONTO - Hockey Hall of Famer Angela James has taken over as general manager of the Toronto Six women's pro hockey team. The 57-year-old from Toronto stepped into the job two months after assuming an...
May 31, 2022
Nanaimo to host large street hockey tournament as part Canada-wide tour
NANAIMO - A portion of downtown Nanaimo will be transformed into several street hockey rinks to conclude summer in the Harbour City.Non-profit organization Play On! Canada will be in Nanaimo on Sep. 1...
May 31, 2022
Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the doo...
May 31, 2022
Blue Jays recall Thornton from triple-A Bisons, designate Borucki for assignment
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays recalled right-hander Trent Thornton from triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday and designated left-hander Ryan Borucki for assignment. Thornton entered Tuesday night's game agai...
May 31, 2022
'Dark web' drug-trafficking group arrested in Nanaimo, B.C., says RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say three men from Vancouver Island have been arrested for allegedly running a "dark web" drug-trafficking ring in Nanaimo, B.C., following an undercover investigation that began...
May 31, 2022
Vocal critic of Liberals' online streaming bill partly funded by YouTube and TikTok
OTTAWA - An outspoken critic of the Liberal government's online streaming bill has admitted he has received funding from two of the biggest digital platforms in the world. Scott Benzie, founder of Dig...
May 31, 2022
Quebec to start offering $500 round-trip flights to remote regions Wednesday
Quebec's transport minister says a government program offering discounted flights to the province's remote regions will begin Wednesday. Franois Bonnardel said today that the program, which will cost ...
May 31, 2022
What jurors didn't hear in the Jacob Hoggard sex-assault trial
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley. Here is some of the information they were barred from hearing duri...
May 31, 2022
Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard facing new sexual assault charge
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who is currently awaiting a verdict in his sexual assault trial, has been charged in another alleged sexual assault. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, was cha...
May 31, 2022