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Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as ev...
Nov 2, 2022
Stampeders, Lions kick off '22 CFL playoffs in West Division semifinal matchup
Home field wasn't an advantage this season when the B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders squared off. In each of the three regular-season meetings, the road team emerged victorious as B.C. won the season...
Nov 2, 2022
Trudeau says Canadians 'have to intervene' somehow in Haiti, convenes incident group
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet today with key cabinet ministers about the situation in Haiti. The collection of cabinet ministers known as the Incident Response Group meets only when...
Nov 2, 2022
Clinching berth early will pay off in the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics
After barely squeaking into the world championship final as the eighth and last qualifier, Canada's women's gymnastics team knew there was only one way to go from there - up. "All we said was, 'We can...
Nov 2, 2022
Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizing
Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family's PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they wou...
Nov 2, 2022
Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones
SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...
Nov 2, 2022
Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones
SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...
Nov 2, 2022
Gushue's rink thumps Japan 11-2 at Pan Continental Curling Championships
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 2-1 at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 11-2 win over Japan in Wednesday's early draw. Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L., opened...
Nov 2, 2022
'Abysmal' road conditions along Nanoose Flats blamed for two overnight crashes
NANOOSE - A spontaneous and somewhat unpredicted snowfall overnight on the mid-Island created some temporary traffic trouble.Oceanside RCMP responded to two separate incidents within minutes of each o...
Nov 2, 2022
Freedom Convoy lawyer says police gave protesters a 'steady stream' of information
OTTAWA - A lawyer representing some organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" says police were regularly leaking operational plans and other information to protesters in Ottawa during last winter's demonstra...
Nov 2, 2022