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New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian
OTTAWA - A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was...
Feb 16, 2022
Lawyer says he didn't advise B.C. Speaker on clerk's retirement benefit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer who advised British Columbia's former Speaker about a retirement allowance that is the subject of a criminal charge says the name of then-clerk Craig James never came up in those ...
Feb 16, 2022
Charges laid against protesters arrested at southern Alberta border crossing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Multiple charges, including conspiring to commit murder have been laid against some arrested from a southern Alberta border crossing.A bail hearing marathon was held in Lethbridge Pro...
Feb 16, 2022
Volunteers who supported seniors a lasting legacy of pandemic: B.C. seniors advocate
VICTORIA - The advocate for seniors in British Columbia says a rise in volunteer services supporting the elderly has been one of the "brightest lights" throughout the pandemic. Isobel Mackenzie says n...
Feb 16, 2022
Canada's Tyler Pasher scores to lead Houston past Toronto FC in MLS pre-season play
AUSTIN, Texas - A goal by Canadian Tyler Pasher, a former Toronto FC academy member, proved to be the difference Wednesday as Toronto lost 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo in MLS pre-season play. The game wa...
Feb 16, 2022
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sex assault case adjourned to late March
TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault case has been adjourned to late March. Nygard, 80, is charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement,...
Feb 16, 2022
Coffee house homicide victim identified as 79-year-old Eric Kutzner
NANAIMO - The family of a man killed while showing up to work say he was a community champion.Eric Kutzner was found dead at Buzz Coffee House around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. Police responded to a...
Feb 16, 2022
CPNewsAlert: Protesters pack up, head out to end blockade at Manitoba-U. S. border
EMERSON, Man. - Protesters blocking a busy border crossing in southern Manitoba have packed up and traffic is flowing again. RCMP say they worked out a deal with the demonstrators to end the blockade ...
Feb 16, 2022
Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 58
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) - The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 58, local authorities said Wednesday. The cit...
Feb 16, 2022
Arrows sign Canadian international back Brock Webster to help fill injury void
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows, dealing with a spate of injuries among the backs, have signed Canadian international wing/fullback Brock Webster. Toronto (0-2-0) visit NOLA Gold on Saturday in Major Lea...
Feb 16, 2022