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Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center...
Nov 15, 2023
Highways prepared for extreme weather 'new normal,' says B.C. transportation minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's transportation minister says 130 kilometres of highway that was severely damaged by flooding two years ago is now more resilient to extreme weather. Rob Fleming says the ...
Nov 15, 2023
Oilers recall three players from Bakersfield, put Holloway and Janmark on LITR
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers recalled three players from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday and placed two roster players on long-term injured reserve. The team recalled f...
Nov 15, 2023
More competition needed in grocery to help stabilize food prices: Freeland
MASCOUCHE, Que. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says more competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with the rising cost of living. Speaking at a press conference in M...
Nov 15, 2023
Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: court martial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to...
Nov 15, 2023
Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: court martial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to...
Nov 15, 2023
Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
NANAIMO, B.C. - A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to sei...
Nov 15, 2023
Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
NANAIMO, B.C. - A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to sei...
Nov 15, 2023
Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...
Nov 15, 2023
Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...
Nov 15, 2023