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400 cars keyed at B.C. dealership causing estimated $500,000 in damage, RCMP say
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who they say keyed about 400 vehicles at a car dealership in the city. Police say that between Jan...
May 18, 2023
CFL, Genius Sports, unveil CFL LiveStats data collection system
TORONTO, Kan. - CFL statistics will feature a different look this season. The league, in partnership with Genius Sports, will provide CFL LiveStats, a new data collection system. It will provide offic...
May 18, 2023
Rafael Nadal to miss French Open with hip injury, expects 2024 to be last year of tennis career
Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and that he expects 2024 to be the final season of his ...
May 18, 2023
Rafael Nadal to miss French Open with injured hip; won 14th title in Paris last year
Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January. The owner of a record 14 championships at the clay-cou...
May 18, 2023
Repeat highway blockader avoids jail, but hit with criminal record
NANAIMO - While he's not going to jail, a key organizer behind a pair of disruptive Vancouver Island highway blockades vows he'll find other ways to get his message across.Derek Hugh Menard, 34, was i...
May 18, 2023
New Zealand police arrest, charge man in connection with hostel fire that killed at least 6
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand police said Thursday they arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six...
May 18, 2023
In The News for May 18 : WestJet begins flight cancellations ahead of strike deadline
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 May 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 18, 2023
Poilievre's 'jail, not bail' idea may not pass constitutional muster, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said this week that if he became prime minister, his government would pass legislation to deny repeat violent offenders access to bail - and while t...
May 18, 2023
Both sides in Canada-U.S. pipeline debate clash today over cross-border Line 5
WASHINGTON - North America's existential debate about the virtues and dangers of oil and gas pipelines faces a critical test today in Wisconsin. That's where a district court judge will hear arguments...
May 18, 2023
Smoky conditions remain in much of Alberta with continued heat, dryness expected
Special air quality statements from Environment Canada continue to cover most of Alberta as smoky air blankets much of the province. The number of wildfire evacuees in Alberta has dropped after reside...
May 18, 2023