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Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from...
Oct 25, 2021
Alternate uses for Jean Burns site discussed as councillors updated on Terminal Ave. project
NANAIMO - It appears a public plaza has fallen out of favour to replace the former Jean Burns building property at the centre of an extensive overhaul in the area.The City's director of engineering an...
Oct 25, 2021
Vancouver Canucks eager for return to home arena packed with fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have missed their fans. It's been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that's set to end Tuesday when V...
Oct 25, 2021
COVID-19 case surge through central Vancouver Island continues
NANAIMO - New and active cases of COVID-19 continue to mount for Island Health, focused primarily in the central region.The health authority reported 184 new cases over three reporting periods from Fr...
Oct 25, 2021
A&W reaches agreement to launch trial of Pret A Manger chain in Canada
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says it has reached an agreement in principle with the U.K.-based Pret A Manger chain to bring the sandwich and coffee chain to Canada. During the two...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021
Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021