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Man sentenced for threatening to kill Nanaimo retail worker & several other crimes
NANAIMO - Guilty pleas to five charges resulted in a time-served jail sentence of a little over five months to a Nanaimo man who's no stranger to police and the judicial system.Kym Robert Arkell, was ...
Jun 6, 2022
Live updates | Russian FM warns West over long-range rockets
MOSCOW - The Russian foreign minister has warned the West that if it provides Ukraine with long-range rockets, Moscow will respond by taking over larger areas of Ukraine. Speaking during an online new...
Jun 6, 2022
Iraq: British man gets 15 years over smuggling artifacts
BAGHDAD (AP) - A British citizen was sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison on charges of smuggling artifacts out of the country, in a case that has attracted international attention. The v...
Jun 6, 2022
Summit of the Americas, Shipbuilding trial begin this week: In The News for June 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 6, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canad...
Jun 6, 2022
Judge expected to impose stricter bail conditions on Jacob Hoggard today
TORONTO - An Ontario judge is expected to impose stricter bail conditions on Jacob Hoggard this morning, a day after the Hedley frontman was found guilty of raping an Ottawa woman. In a Sunday evening...
Jun 6, 2022
Trial set to start for federal public servant charged in shipbuilding leak case
OTTAWA - The trial of a federal public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a shipbuilding project is set to begin this morning. Matthew Matchett was charged with one count of breach of tr...
Jun 6, 2022
At this week's Summit of the Americas, Canada has stake in U.S. border challenges
WASHINGTON - If foreign policy was purely a matter of geography, one might assume Canada would be free to go check out the buffet at this week's Summit of the Americas once the discussion turns, as it...
Jun 6, 2022
Jacob Hoggard trial exposes misconceptions about consent, say experts
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard turned on one central issue: consent. The Hedley frontman was found guilty of one count of sexual assault causing bodily harm agai...
Jun 6, 2022
British Prime Minister Johnson to face confidence vote
LONDON (AP) - Britain's governing Conservatives will hold a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday that could oust him as Britain's leader. Party official Graham Brady says he ha...
Jun 6, 2022
Tatum gets no help, Celtics routed in Game 2 of NBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jayson Tatum found his scoring touch after a rare poor shooting night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals but it was the rest of his Boston Celtics teammates who went missing. Now instead...
Jun 5, 2022