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Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees arrives in Quebec City for tournament
QUEBEC - A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Quebec City, where they'll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal o...
Feb 01, 2023
Israel says rocket intercepted, stages airstrikes in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Militants fired a rocket into Israel's south Wednesday, the army said, setting off sirens and raising already heightened tensions under the country's new ultranationalist gover...
Feb 01, 2023
Canadian Alphonso Davies scores as Bayern beat Mainz 4-0 to move on in German Cup
MAINZ, Germany (CP-AP) - Canadian Alphonso Davies scored 12 minutes after coming in off the bench to complete Bayern Munich's scoring in a 4-0 win at Mainz that moved the Bundesliga leader into the qu...
Feb 01, 2023
Inmate executed for fatally shooting Dallas officer in 2007
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injectio...
Feb 01, 2023
Ditching Nanaimo Parkway traffic lights not a priority despite study recommending immediate investment
NANAIMO - Don't expect highly unpopular traffic signals on the Nanaimo Parkway to be removed anytime soon.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) states recommendations made in a 2021...
Feb 01, 2023
Power outage blacks out terminals at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Power was briefly knocked out at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, leaving many passengers at one of the world's busiest airports in the dark and halting security chec...
Feb 01, 2023
Jury makes 12 recommendations following inquest into Vancouver officer's suicide
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made a dozen recommendations for the British Columbia government and Vancouver police, including that all the department's officers receive mandatory yearly psycho...
Feb 01, 2023
Jury makes 12 recommendations following inquest into Vancouver officer's suicide
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made a dozen recommendations for the British Columbia government and Vancouver police, including that all the department's officers receive mandatory yearly psycho...
Feb 01, 2023
B.C.'s new family doctor payment model, aimed at addressing shortage, takes effect
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says more than 1,000 family doctors have so far signed onto the province's new compensation model that takes effect today as part of a plan to address th...
Feb 01, 2023
Two B.C. Mounties charged with manslaughter, three others face obstruction charge
VICTORIA - British Columbia's prosecution service says two RCMP officers are accused of manslaughter in the death of a suspect in July 2017 in Prince George. The service says three other Mounties from...
Feb 01, 2023