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Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's governor announced Friday that he won't ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after ...
Jul 7, 2023
'People are fed up': City of Parksville aims to ban overnight camping at Memorial Plaza
PARKSVILLE - While acknowledging it's merely a band-aid solution, Parksville councillors and the mayor say it's time to outlaw overnight sheltering at its downtown public square.In a motion tabled by ...
Jul 7, 2023
B.C. RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP says a former probationary constable at the force's Surrey detachment has been charged with multiple offences after a months-long corruption investigation. Mounties say th...
Jul 7, 2023
B.C. RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP says a former probationary constable at the force's Surrey detachment has been charged with multiple offences after a months-long corruption investigation. Mounties say th...
Jul 7, 2023
'Effects being felt all over:' port strike clogging cargo routes as striking workers hold steady
NANAIMO - Striking port workers along Canada's west coast entered their seventh day of job action, as talks between the two sides appear to be stalled. More than 7,000 members of the International Lon...
Jul 7, 2023
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan
VANCOUVER - Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada. The Ministers' Council on the Canad...
Jul 7, 2023
Interim coach Terry Dunfield looking for TFC breakthrough: 'We need to start winning'
TORONTO - Terry Dunfield fired a ball from 25 yards out that clipped the crossbar of an empty goal. Toronto FC's interim head coach jokingly celebrated the pre-training skill display before joining hi...
Jul 7, 2023
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan
VANCOUVER - Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada. The Ministers' Council on the Canad...
Jul 7, 2023
Quebec man charged for lighting multiple fires along Nanaimo Parkway
NANAIMO -A Quebec man who Nanaimo RCMP allege lit a series of fires along the Nanaimo Parkway has been charged. Kevin Frank Macey-Girard, 35, is accused of setting over a half-dozen small fires, which...
Jul 7, 2023
B.C. Lions look for spark after first loss of season to Toronto Argonauts
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. admits he made mistakes against the Toronto Argonauts earlier this week as the B.C. Lions lost for the first time this season. The veteran quarterback, who threw six inter...
Jul 7, 2023