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Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER - Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 ...
May 20, 2025

Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO - The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incide...
May 20, 2025

Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL - Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Cte-Nord regions. The Mamo allianc...
May 20, 2025

Changes looming for Montreal Victoire with PWHL expansion ahead
MONTREAL - Erin Ambrose said the hardest part of the Victoire's playoff exit was knowing the same group won't return to Montreal next season. And with Professional Women's Hockey League expansion loom...
May 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: B.C. ends Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby's office has announced the end of a consultancy contract to improve conditions in the Downtown Eastside that had come under fire from critics who called ...
May 20, 2025

CFJC Midday — Breakthrough T1D Walk in Kamloops supporting type 1 diabetes research
Virginia Martin, Committee Member for the Breakthrough T1D Walk, shares the details for this year's walk on June 14th at a new location, and how vital the funds raised are research and programs.
May 20, 2025

Gretzky visited Stars' locker room after they advanced to West rematch with Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas Stars locker room congratulating them after they advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference final, where they will face the franchise with whi...
May 20, 2025

MacKinnon has three points, Canada finishes first in Group A with 5-3 win over Sweden
STOCKHOLM - Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists as Canada finished atop its group at the world hockey championship with a 5-3 win over co-host Sweden on Tuesday. Travis Sanheim, Tyson Foerster...
May 20, 2025

US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday. Those remov...
May 20, 2025

NFL owners approve player participation in Olympic flag football
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate s...
May 20, 2025

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