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Winnipeg Jets, Gabriel Vilardi avoid arbitration, agree to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth US$6.875 million on Wednesday. Vilardi's hearing was set for July 28 after the two...
Jul 19, 2023
Firearms charge dropped against Nanaimo man allegedly involved in Terminal Ave. shooting
NANAIMO - The lone charge laid to date in a shooting along Terminal Ave. in March 2023 has been stayed.Craig Edward Truckle, 37, faced a single count of pointing a firearm without lawful excuse and wa...
Jul 19, 2023
CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Jolle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec Cit...
Jul 19, 2023
N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported t...
Jul 19, 2023
Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authore...
Jul 19, 2023
Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to...
Jul 19, 2023
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says the resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada. D...
Jul 19, 2023
New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who considered but decided against runs for president and the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2024. Sununu, ...
Jul 19, 2023
B.C. police sound alarm over wealthy cryptocurrency investors being robbed
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Richmond and Delta, B.C., are warning the public of a disturbing trend of high-value cryptocurrency investors being targeted for home invasions. Richmond RCMP and Delta Poli...
Jul 19, 2023
A vast problem: Coast guard floats a new solution to problem of abandoned boats
The Canadian government's inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous boats includes a U.S. warship, a derelict floating McDonald's known as the McBarge, a human-smuggling ship and an old BC Ferries ...
Jul 19, 2023