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Veteran Australian coach Steve Meehan takes over Canadian men's 15s rugby team
Australian Steve Meehan has been named coach of the Canadian men's rugby team, succeeding Kingsley Jones. Meehan, whose coaching journey has taken him to France, England, Japan and Canada, was named h...
Dec 20, 2024

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
ROME (AP) - A court in Sicily Friday found Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister. The court dropped...
Dec 20, 2024

A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019. Built a legal p...
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

LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: December 19, 2024
Every Thursday, CIFM's Nikki Omen brings you what's happening in Kamloops during the weekend ahead!
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

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