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College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) - The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their ...
Jan 04, 2023
Biden says he intends to visit the US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. "That's m...
Jan 04, 2023
College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) - The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their ...
Jan 04, 2023
Climate change causing more frequent warm winter temperatures: extreme weather expert
Climate change is causing mild winter temperatures to become more frequent across the country, one extreme weather expert says. Parts of southern Ontario have seen unseasonably warm temperatures and r...
Jan 04, 2023
B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload
VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...
Jan 04, 2023
911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER - The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receivi...
Jan 04, 2023
Yukon begins providing $1,300 a year in dental benefits for those with no coverage
WHITEHORSE - Yukon has begun offering $1,300 a year in dental benefits to residents who don't have coverage under another plan. The government says in a news release the program will cover dental trea...
Jan 04, 2023
Rich nations must help build Haiti consensus: former governor general Michaëlle Jean
OTTAWA - Former governor general Michalle Jean says wealthy countries must admit mistakes they've made in Haiti and pressure that nation's elite to find a path out of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. J...
Jan 04, 2023
Latvia sweeps world junior relegation series with 4-2 win over Austria
HALIFAX - Latvia maintained its spot in the top tier of world junior hockey with a 4-2 win over Austria on Wednesday. Latvia swept the best-of-three relegation series at the 2023 world junior champion...
Jan 04, 2023
Man removed from SUV after colliding with traffic barrier along Lost Lake Rd.
NANAIMO - A vehicle rolled onto its side after clipping a set of concrete traffic dividers.Emergency crews responded to the 5500 block of Lost Lake Rd., just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after ...
Jan 04, 2023