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One dead, three arrested after alleged hit-and-run in Surrey, B.C.: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Metro Vancouver say one person is dead and three people have been arrested after a hit-and-run early this morning. A statement from Surrey RCMP says officers responded at around...
Jan 27, 2024
A ghostly shipwreck has emerged in Newfoundland, and residents want to know its story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The massive, overturned hull of a seemingly ancient ship has appeared without warning along the southwestern tip of Newfoundland. Wanda Blackmore says her 21-year-old son, Gordon, c...
Jan 27, 2024
Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Slovenia
LJUBNO, Slovenia - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt captured World Cup bronze in women's ski jumping on Saturday for her sixth podium finish of the season. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump to...
Jan 27, 2024
Mexican asylum trends still concerning despite December drop: IRCC
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration department is denying Mexico's claim that a pact between the two countries is already curbing asylum claims in Canada, as the minister in charge faces mounting pressure t...
Jan 27, 2024
Anti-Islamophobia envoy warns of chill on speaking out about Gaza, hate crimes
OTTAWA - A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada are already feeling over the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip, says Canada's special representative on combating Islamoph...
Jan 27, 2024
Holocaust Remembrance Day has sombre tone as war rages on: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism says this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day has taken on a particularly sombre tone. Deborah Lyons attribu...
Jan 27, 2024
Canadian rugby women beaten by Britain at HSBC Perth Sevens tournament
PERTH, Australia - Canada's rugby sevens women lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain at the HSBC Perth Sevens on Saturday, dropping into placement play. The Canadian women had lost 14-12 to Bri...
Jan 27, 2024
Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The prospect of a free presidential election in Venezuela was dealt a heavy blow Friday when the country's highest court upheld a ban on the candidacy of Mara Corina Machado,...
Jan 27, 2024
Man dies after shots fired inside Montreal taxi, police seek at least one suspect
MONTREAL - The hunt for at least one suspect got underway on Saturday after a man was shot dead inside a taxi near downtown Montreal, city police said. Spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said officers f...
Jan 27, 2024
'Uncomfortable but not unsafe:' Nanaimo Search and Rescue overnight training sessions on Mt. Benson
NANAIMO - Residents in Nanaimo and the surrounding area might see lights flickering off Mt. Benson overnight Saturday, all part of Nanaimo Search and Rescue's (NSAR) training exercise.NSAR will be con...
Jan 27, 2024