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Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes...
Nov 06, 2024
Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi steps down to pursue other opportunities
TORONTO - Ahmed El-Awadi is stepping down as the chief executive officer of Swimming Canada. The governing body said Wednesday that El-Awadi is leaving to pursue other opportunities and spend more tim...
Nov 06, 2024
Petting farm in Campbell River, B.C., culls entire bird flock over avian flu outbreak
A petting farm on Vancouver Island says it was forced to cull its entire flock of about 50 chickens and ducks when they contracted the highly infectious avian flu. In the post to social media, Holly H...
Nov 06, 2024
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...
Nov 06, 2024
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...
Nov 06, 2024
Canada's Aaron Cockerill's steady improvement takes him to DP World Tour playoffs
Aaron Cockerill has been carefully working away at his golf game like a master craftsman, just chipping away with a hammer and chisel. The result is that he's in the midst of his best-ever season as a...
Nov 06, 2024
Dutch defender Klomp finds home with Calgary's Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League
Daan Klomp, his club career stalling in his native Netherlands, was considering quitting football for a day job in 2020. Klomp's contract with NAC Breda had come to an end and the club's new coach had...
Nov 06, 2024
BC Wildfire Service details plans for burns in North Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says it is set to complete some prescribed burns in a popular Shuswap Park.The operation is slated to begin Wednesday (Nov. 6) in Tstswecw Provincial Park, ...
Nov 06, 2024
'Should never have ended like that': Inuk man killed by police in Quebec's Far North
MONTREAL - A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call. Joshua Papigatuk...
Nov 06, 2024
Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that sa...
Nov 06, 2024

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