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Liberals haven't prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos
GATINEAU, Que. - Justin Trudeau's Liberals haven't prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledged in an interview this week in which he sidestepp...
Dec 20, 2024
BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in plac...
Dec 20, 2024
BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in plac...
Dec 20, 2024
PETERS: Term limits for prime ministers? Seems like a good idea now
THERE IS SPECULATION from south of the border that one of the first things Donald Trump will do when he takes office is try to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the United States constitution.That's the co...
Dec 20, 2024
Nurse impersonator sentenced to four more years in prison by B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time t...
Dec 20, 2024
Nurse impersonator sentenced to four more years in prison by B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time t...
Dec 20, 2024
Pearson Airport travellers may have been exposed to measles on Dec. 8
TORONTO - Toronto's public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. Toronto Public Health says a person with a case of measl...
Dec 20, 2024
Expansion San Diego FC takes Ghanaian midfielder Manu Duah first in MLS SuperDraft
Expansion San Diego FC took UC Santa Barbara midfielder Manu Duah with the first pick in Friday's MLS SuperDraft. The six-foot-four freshman from Ghana started 14 games for the Gauchos. Duah also play...
Dec 20, 2024
Former B.C. premier Glen Clark has been appointed as the new BC Hydro chair
VICTORIA - Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is returning to the public eye, two years after leaving his high-profile position as president of Jim Pattison Group. The provincial government has announced ...
Dec 20, 2024
France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
PARIS (AP) - France's anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty four years ago. Paty was killed outside his school near Paris on Oct....
Dec 20, 2024
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