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Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursd...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec police arrest man after body of missing woman found southwest of Montreal
Quebec provincial police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of 29-year-old Kelsey Watt, who was reported missing over the weekend southwest of Montreal. Police say they found a woman'...
Sep 26, 2024
‘What’s next?’ Riders’ Armstead focused on showdown with Ottawa
Ryquell Armstead has been busy in his short time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The 27-year-old running back arrived in Regina just days before Friday's game against the Calgary Stampeder...
Sep 26, 2024
Many local events planned to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The northeast is getting ready to get together for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Monday. Several communities are holding events to mark the day, including Tisdale. A communit...
Sep 26, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
WHL Comm'r Dan Near opens season in P.A., talks future of league and its players
With the 2024-25 WHL season underway, the newly minted Commissioner of the league Dan Near opened the season by dropping the puck here in Prince Albert as the Raiders opened the season against the Reg...
Sep 26, 2024
Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...
Sep 26, 2024
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathi...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is se...
Sep 26, 2024
Rourke: Lions need 'sense of urgency' entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions "have to have a sense of urgency" as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. "There's a lot of importance in these last fou...
Sep 26, 2024
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