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Drag story time at Oregon pub draws gun-carrying protesters
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Protesters, some of them armed, threw rocks and smoke grenades at each other outside a drag queen story time event at an Oregon pub, but the weekend show that was to have featured ...
Oct 24, 2022
Gabriola Island man 'more than sorry' during sentencing for child porn possession
NANAIMO - A 75-year-old Gabriola Island man has avoided prison and been given a 22-month conditional sentence following a guilty plea for possession of child pornography.Charges stem from photos found...
Oct 24, 2022
Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring
VANCOUVER - Eco-activist David Suzuki says it's time for him to pass the mantle to a new host of CBC's "The Nature of Things." The 86-year-old environmentalist and science broadcaster said Monday that...
Oct 24, 2022
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness experiences dizzy spells, feeling unwell
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness ended his media availability on Monday after experiencing dizzy spells and feeling unwell, the team confirmed. Bowness, 67, returned to Winnipeg's bench Saturday ...
Oct 24, 2022
Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked to benefit from anti-violence program: union
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has announced a program to help reduce violence against health-care workers at 26 hospitals and mental health facilities across the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix...
Oct 24, 2022
Lawyers for Emergencies Act inquiry summon Premier Doug Ford to appear as witness
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones have been summoned to appear as witnesses at the public inquiry examining the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act, aft...
Oct 24, 2022
Suspected vandalism of fuel hose played role in delaying N.W.T. barges
TULITA, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government says damage to a fuel hose played a role in delaying this year's shipping season for resupply barges headed to coastal communities. The N.W.T. gov...
Oct 24, 2022
Population of endangered North Atlantic right whales continues to decline: study
HALIFAX - A new study says the population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is continuing its downward trend. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium says its latest estimate stan...
Oct 24, 2022
Canadiens' Price prioritizing being pain-free in everyday life, no plans to retire
MONTREAL - Carey Price's outlook on his health has shifted but without any intent on retiring yet. With a lingering knee injury that sidelined him for all but five games in the 2021-22 season, the Mon...
Oct 24, 2022
Family of Quebec man killed during police call won't take part in coroner's inquest
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into the death of a man during a Montreal police intervention five years ago is underway without members of Koray Kevin Celik's family taking part. Celik, 28, was intoxi...
Oct 24, 2022