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Suspects in separate murder, attempted murder cases died in same plane crash
VANCOUVER - A plane crash in Ontario that killed an alleged hit man also claimed the life of a man believed to be linked to a separate murder plot. A warrant for the arrest of Duncan Howard Bailey was...
May 05, 2022
Jason Day 'obsessed' with new swing, leads Wells Fargo
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - Three years and 364 days since his last victory, Jason Day describes himself as "obsessed" with honing his new swing and improving his results, even if he never gets back to No. 1 ...
May 05, 2022
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership contenders faced each other in debate for the first time at the Shaw Conference Centre in Ottawa as part of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference. Patrick Brow...
May 05, 2022
Lantzville Council requests 'improved' application for Village South
LANTZVILLE - Widespread opposition from many people in Lantzville seemed to hit a nerve with local councillors, who signalled the Village South plan requires more work.A motion by Coun. Jamie Wilson c...
May 05, 2022
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER - Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at ...
May 05, 2022
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER - Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at ...
May 05, 2022
Alberta premier's caucus foe calls him soft on Ottawa, gets verbal slap in return
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney's arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister. B...
May 05, 2022
Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine. Speaking in Ottawa after talks with Ann Linde, Swe...
May 05, 2022
B.C. aims to support repeat offenders while protecting communities
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has hired two experts to investigate and report on how best to prevent cycles of crime involving prolific offenders and those who commit random violent attac...
May 05, 2022
Interesting off-season and new quadrennial awaits after memorable curling campaign
A memorable curling season essentially comes to a close this weekend ahead of a new quadrennial that will see some interesting changes on the domestic scene. Most elite men's and women's teams will ha...
May 05, 2022