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Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse
VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...
Apr 12, 2023
Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023
Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023
Mid Island Pirates open BCPBL season against local Royal rivals
NANAIMO - BC Premier Baseball League action is back at Serauxmen stadium.The Mid Island Pirates open the 2023 campaign against the Parksville Royals on Wednesday, April 12.Co-owner, co-general manager...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023
Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in
Montreal police say a suspect accused in a violent break-in at a downtown mosque is facing more charges. Cory Anderson, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and mischief ste...
Apr 12, 2023