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Minister flags 'creative' plan for repeat offenders after being called soft on crime
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Attorney General David Eby says he is poised to announce a "creative" plan to help tackle repeat offenders. Eby, who has been labelled soft on crime by Opposition B.C. Li...
May 3, 2022
Prosecutors charge 3 with murder in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have filed murder charges in a mass shooting that rocked California's capital city a month ago. District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said Tuesday that Smiley Mar...
May 3, 2022
Corrections officer mistakenly killed in B.C.'s gang war: Delta police
DELTA, B.C. - Police say an off-duty corrections officer who was gunned down in a Walmart parking lot in Delta, B.C., was killed in a case of mistaken identity. The Delta Police Department says invest...
May 3, 2022
Bunting eager to taste Toronto's playoff atmosphere in testy Tampa series
TORONTO - Michael Bunting had never seen a Maple Leafs playoff game in person until Monday night. If things continue to progress as planned, the Toronto native will be in the middle of the action for ...
May 3, 2022
Nanaimo's Wastelands buzzing again after second event in VIMX racing series
NANAIMO - Nearly 200 racers spent the first day in May competing in a Vancouver Island Motocross (VIMX) event at the Wastelands track.Nanaimo Motocross president Ward Wiltsey said entrants of all ages...
May 3, 2022
Bear spray used in Brooks Landing liquor store robbery
NANAIMO - Police are looking for three suspects following a liquor store robbery at Brooks Landing where bear spray was used.Police say on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, around 10:30 p.m., three suspects en...
May 3, 2022
Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion ban on Tuesday that prohibits abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, part of a nationwide push in GOP-l...
May 3, 2022
Oilers look to harness emotion, bounce back from Game 1 loss to Kings
EDMONTON - Bouncing back is nothing new for the Oilers. Now Edmonton needs to prove the resiliency it showed during the regular season has carried over to the playoffs. The Oilers dropped a 4-3 decisi...
May 3, 2022
Conservative fundraising rose as party ousted O'Toole, entered leadership race
OTTAWA - Only two political parties managed to raise more money in the first quarter of this year than at the end of 2021: the Conservatives and Bloc Qubcois. Elections Canada's latest reports show th...
May 3, 2022
RCMP reunite owner with Wayne Gretzky rookie card
A 1979 Wayne Gretzky rookie card that has been missing for over six years has been returned to its rightful owner.The card was among a selection of vintage hockey cards stolen during a break and enter...
May 3, 2022