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'Get a reservation if you can:' BC Ferries bracing for busy holiday travel
NANAIMO - Friday marks the start of the busy holiday rush for BC Ferries.Over 475,000 vehicles and 990,000 passengers are expected to travel on board a ferry across the company's network over the holi...
Dec 20, 2024
Judge sentences Quebecer convicted of triple murder who showed 'no remorse'
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec judge today described a triple murderer as remorseless and "sadistic" as he confirmed a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. A jury this week co...
Dec 20, 2024
Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) - An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authorities announced on Friday. Federal au...
Dec 20, 2024
QMJHL's Acadie-Bathurst Titan sold, will relocate to St. John's, N.L.
BATHURST, N.B. - The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Acadie-Bathurst Titan are relocating to St. John's, N.L., starting next season, the league announced Friday. The QMJHL said the sale of the...
Dec 20, 2024
Stampeders re-sign Canadian receiver Jalen Philpot to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed Canadian receiver Jalen Philpot to a two-year contract, the CFL club announced Friday, Philpot had been scheduled to become a free agent in February. The 2...
Dec 20, 2024
Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC transferred to Montreal
MONTREAL - A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City has been transferred to a provincial detention centre in Montreal from Rimouski, Que. Muhammad Shahzeb K...
Dec 20, 2024
Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji. The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan has upheld a verdict that fo...
Dec 20, 2024
Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that's lon...
Dec 20, 2024
Vermont's NCAA men's champions soccer team comes with distinct Canadian flavour
They're celebrating the University of Vermont's men's NCAA soccer championship on both sides of the border. Vermont coach Rob Dow hails from Cole Harbour, N.S., and Montreal defender Nathan Simon and ...
Dec 20, 2024
Canadian Kingsbury's World Cup moguls win streak ends with silver medal in Georgia
BAKURIANI - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday. France's Benjamin Cavet, whose last victory was in Idre Fjll, Sweden, in December 2...
Dec 20, 2024