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3 killed in 50-vehicle pileup on snowy Pennsylvania highway
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania county coroner said Monday at least three people died in a collision involving more than 50 vehicles that closed a portion of an interstate and sent more than a d...
Mar 28, 2022
Canada sets roster for women's soccer celebration tour in B.C.
Canada Soccer has announced the roster for a pair of women's friendly matchups against Nigeria set to take place in B.C. next month. The 29-person squad features all 22 players who won gold at the Tok...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to party leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022
Man arrested for assault on student in Vancouver's latest stranger attack
Vancouver police say a Coquitlam man faces charges over allegations he attacked an 18-year-old exchange student on Sunday. Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that the victim was walking with a fri...
Mar 28, 2022
A healthy George Springer brings leadership to Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse
During a break in live batting practice George Springer trotted across the infield at the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training facility, jogging from third base to a dugout by first base. He had been on...
Mar 28, 2022
Former Green MP Paul Manly hired to run homeless shelter
NANAIMO - With years of relevant experience under his belt, the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo hired a familiar face as the executive director of its emergency shelter.Manly, the Green MP for N...
Mar 28, 2022
Experts say Quebec has entered a sixth wave of COVID-19 propelled by BA.2 subvariant
MONTREAL - Two public health experts say Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant. While the province's public health director has been reluctant ...
Mar 28, 2022
Biden says remark on Putin's power was about 'moral outrage'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he is "not walking anything back" after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," although Biden insist...
Mar 28, 2022
High court to hear case about Andy Warhol art, Prince photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a copyright dispute involving works of art by the artist Andy Warhol that were based on a photograph of the musician Prince. A lower court h...
Mar 28, 2022
Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia this week after the band said it found evidence that the remains of 93 chil...
Mar 28, 2022