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Police say they have dozens of tips about missing B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they've received dozens of tips about the whereabouts of escaped sex offender Randall Hopley, who left a halfway house on Saturday and remains at large. The VPD als...
Nov 08, 2023
Police say they have dozens of tips about missing B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they've received dozens of tips about the whereabouts of escaped sex offender Randall Hopley, who left a halfway house on Saturday and remains at large. The VPD als...
Nov 08, 2023
Sightings of Bigg's killer whale at record levels in Island waters
NANAIMO - It's been a banner year for sightings of the Bigg's killer whale.Formerly dubbed the 'transient' killer whale due to its travelling nature, more of the species have been spotted in Salish Se...
Nov 08, 2023
Biden administration picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, people familiar with the selection said Wednesday, choosing the site over one in Virginia follo...
Nov 08, 2023
Sending goalie Jack Campbell to AHL a message to Oilers, says coach
VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft hopes his team understands the message being sent by dispatching struggling goaltender Jack Campbell to the American Hockey League. "The message it send...
Nov 08, 2023
Head of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami accuses Labrador group of 'co-opting' Inuit identity
OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is accusing an organization in Labrador of co-opting Inuit identities to secure lands, rights and financial resources. Natan Obed argues that NunatuKa...
Nov 08, 2023
B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter. Chilliwack...
Nov 08, 2023
B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter. Chilliwack...
Nov 08, 2023
CFL suspends Ticats DB Chris Edwards for three games, fines seven other players
TORONTO - Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Chris Edwards, no stranger to CFL discipline, has been suspended three games for setting off a melee in the dying seconds of Saturday's Eastern semifinal i...
Nov 08, 2023
US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. tr...
Nov 08, 2023