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Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say five people were stabbed in less than an hour early Sunday as Halloween partiers flooded the city's entertainment zones. Sgt. Steve Addison says all five victims we...
Oct 30, 2022
Vigil outside burned northern Manitoba home mourns loss of four kids
THOMPSON, Man. - Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba ci...
Oct 30, 2022
Canadian among injured in crowd surge that killed more than 150 in South Korea
A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea, Global Affairs confirmed Sunday, while Korean Canadians said they were shocked by the disast...
Oct 30, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from 'Freedom Convoy' protest organizers this week
OTTAWA - It was a scene of chaos and confusion in the upper tiers of the police service and local government when a convoy of big rigs and protesters arrived in Ottawa to demand an end to pandemic res...
Oct 30, 2022
Canada's Schnoor switches to coaching from playing at Women's Rugby League World Cup
Stevi Schnoor has represented Canada in both rugby league and rugby union - and starred in the indoor Legends Football League. Schnoor is back with the Canada Ravens at the Women's Rugby League World ...
Oct 30, 2022
Fair trade store marks quarter century in Nanaimo with holiday season push
NANAIMO - A unique retail setting in the Old City Quarter clearly has staying power, despite constantly being on the move.Global Village Nanaimo (GVN) established its ever-rotating seasonal pop-up sto...
Oct 30, 2022
Women, kids detained in ISIS camps should be repatriated to Canada quickly: expert
MONTREAL - A psychiatrist involved in efforts to support children of Canadian women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State is urging Ottawa to speed up repatriation efforts. Dr. ...
Oct 30, 2022
Patriots' Kraft, school statements denounce antisemitism
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other members of the sports world are condemning recent incidents of hate speech toward Jewish people - not just the antisemitic comments by the music mogul...
Oct 30, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime tops Rune for third consecutive ATP Tour title
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title. Auger-Aliassime, the third se...
Oct 30, 2022
At least 32 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse
NEW DELHI (AP) - At least 32 people died and several are feared injured after a cable bridge collapsed into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening, according to the Press Tru...
Oct 30, 2022