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Crown says 12-15-year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor has suggested a parole eligibility period of 12 to 15 years for a former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of the "brutal" murder of his ex-girlfriend. Br...
Jun 16, 2022
B.C.'s police watchdog says guard's treatment of prisoner could be torture
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says an officer's use of force during the arrest of a drunken man in Prince George was reasonable, but the "torture" he later received in jail by a ci...
Jun 16, 2022
Former education assistant pleads guilty to sex offences against children
NANAIMO - A man who used his position of trust to sexually exploit three children admitted to his offences.Glen Murray Massick, 46, pleaded guilty to two charges of invitation to sexual touching a per...
Jun 16, 2022
Top court sends sentencing of two men in triple murder back to Alberta Appeal Court
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal. Last year, the Alberta court imposed consecutive periods...
Jun 16, 2022
Former Alouettes head coach Marv Levy joins select football group
Marv Levy is poised to join a very select pro football fraternity. On Friday night, the former Montreal Alouettes head coach will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He'll become just...
Jun 16, 2022
Jan. 6 panel wants to hear from Ginni Thomas, chairman says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol will ask Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the pan...
Jun 16, 2022
Okanagan Lake levels reach 'full pool' with delays in B.C's spring thaw
VANCOUVER - Lakeshore residents in British Columbia's Okanagan region are the latest to be warned about the potential for flooding. A statement from the City of Penticton says Okanagan Lake has reache...
Jun 16, 2022
Quebec RCMP searching properties allegedly connected to neo-Nazi terrorist group
PLESSISVILLE, Que. - RCMP are searching properties southwest of Quebec City that they say may be connected to a neo-Nazi terrorist group. The police say on Twitter that the investigation targets indiv...
Jun 16, 2022
The Pence perspective: Jan. 6 hearings turn focus to embattled vice-president's role
WASHINGTON - One of the most compelling personal dynamics of the Donald Trump era will be on display today as the Jan. 6 hearings focus on the man at the centre: Mike Pence. The committee exploring la...
Jun 16, 2022
Dental care program could be nearly double what federal government originally thought
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the cost of a new dental program for low- and middle-income uninsured Canadians could be nearly double what the federal government originally estimated. ...
Jun 16, 2022