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VIDEO: Nanaimo thieves balance 75 inch TV on car roof in brazen getaway attempt
NANAIMO - A pair of audacious thieves have tried to balance their way out of trouble.Local Mounties report a 48-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were seen in the Woodgrove Centre parking lot around ...
Jul 24, 2023
Alouettes sign Shawn Lemon, veteran lineman ranks 15th in CFL history with 92 sacks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, the CFL club announced Monday. The 34-year-old was named a CFL all-star last season after registering 29 defensive ...
Jul 24, 2023
Canadian men's relay team to receive Olympic silver medals at reallocation ceremony
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will finally receive its silver medals. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Monday that team members Andre D...
Jul 24, 2023
Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia's already embattled LGBTQ+...
Jul 24, 2023
Edmonton man appears in U.K. court after terrorism investigation
An Edmonton man arrested in a terrorism investigation in the United Kingdom appeared in a London court today. Khaled Hussein, who is 28, was charged under the Terrorism Act for allegedly being a membe...
Jul 24, 2023
Liberal minister Carolyn Bennett announces she will not stand for re-election
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett has announced that she will not stand for re-election as a member of Parliament. Bennett said she met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Jul 24, 2023
Backups step up as start of '23 season is tough on CFL quarterbacks
TORONTO - Rick Campbell and Neil McEvoy looked prophetic Saturday night. B.C. lost starter Vernon Adams Jr. (knee) in the first quarter of its 19-9 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. That mad...
Jul 24, 2023
Search resumes for Ukrainian man missing after swimming in Quebec river
SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - Quebec provincial police continue to search the banks of a river southeast of Quebec City for a Ukrainian refugee missing since Wednesday. Sgt. Jean Raphal Drolet says officers a...
Jul 24, 2023
Mental health minister puts $156M toward launch of 988 crisis hotline in November
OTTAWA - Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government is putting $156 million over three years toward a new three-digit suicide-prevention hotline. Starting on Nov. 30, people in crisis ...
Jul 24, 2023
Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King trial to begin in November
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King was an influential figure in the convoy...
Jul 24, 2023