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Brian Laundrie's family tells police, FBI he is missing
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Police in Florida said they are working with the FBI to find 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, whose girlfriend disappeared during a cross-country trek in a converted van. North Port...
Sep 17, 2021
County cuts deal to end fight over Arizona Senate subpoena
PHOENIX (AP) - Board members overseeing Arizona's most populous county have reached an agreement with the Republican-controlled state Senate that will end a standoff over a Senate demand that they han...
Sep 17, 2021
Colorado school shooter sentenced to life in prison
DENVER (AP) - A former high school student convicted of killing one student and injuring eight others in a 2019 attack on a Denver-area school has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Devo...
Sep 17, 2021
Official says US will deport 'massive' number of Haitians
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - A US official says the Biden administration is planning "massive movements" of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border town on flights to Haiti starting Sunday. Plans have yet t...
Sep 17, 2021
Fortin's lawsuit over removal from vaccine post now pointless, federal lawyers argue
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers argue Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign is now moot because the job no longer exists. In a newly filed Federal...
Sep 17, 2021
VIU soccer returns to the pitch in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Nearly two years after winning silver medals at CCAA nationals the VIU Mariners soccer program is back on the pitch.The men's and women's sides return to PACWEST game action Sept. 18.Men's c...
Sep 17, 2021
Schools put on 'hold and secure' due to vaccine/mask protestors
Schools in the Salmon Arm area were placed under "hold and secure" mode today as a result of some protestors opposed to vaccinations and masking.School District 83 superintendent Donna Kriger sent a n...
Sep 17, 2021
Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s and was ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after 20 years...
Sep 17, 2021
Southern Vancouver Island drives another large COVID-19 increase
NANAIMO - Areas south of the Malahat continue to grapple with COVID-19 cases spiking.Island Health reported 114 new cases on Friday, a sharp increase over recent averages and the biggest single-day in...
Sep 17, 2021
B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it comes to battling COVID-19, but the priority is on ensuring hospitals in British Columbia don't become overwhelmed....
Sep 17, 2021