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Defence argues arrest of Sagmoen violated Charter rights
VERNON, B.C. - Whether or not officers had reasonable grounds to arrest a man suspected of threatening a sex worker with a gun is the latest challenge filed by his lawyer.Curtis Sagmoen, 38, appeared ...
Dec 11, 2019 Image Credit: Vernon Matters

Kawhi Leonard draws a crowd in his return to Toronto as a Los Angeles Clipper
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard drew a crowd in his return to Toronto on Wednesday. While downtown billboards heralded his return for the first time as a Los Angeles Clipper, the 28-year-old Leonard faced a m...
Dec 11, 2019

On and off the court, Kawhi Leonard had a memorable season in Toronto
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's short but memorable time with the Raptors will be remembered Wednesday when he receives his championship ring before Toronto takes on his current team, the Los Angeles C...
Dec 11, 2019

Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
TAURANGA, New Zealand - A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five peop...
Dec 11, 2019

Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact
WASHINGTON - House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President D...
Dec 11, 2019

Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax cuts in January 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says Canadians will begin to see the impact of a proposed tax cut on their first pay stubs of the new year - as long as the party can get enough political rivals t...
Dec 11, 2019

Ottawa accepts New Brunswick's carbon tax proposal
Ottawa says New Brunswick's proposed carbon tax passes the federal smell test. Today's decision by the Trudeau Liberals means as of April, New Brunswick consumers will stop paying the federal car...
Dec 11, 2019

Multiple fatalities after plane crashes on Gabriola Island off B.C. coast
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive early this afternoon at the scene of a plane crash which officials say took several lives o...
Dec 11, 2019

Police investigate after woman, two young boys found dead in east-end Montreal home
Montreal police are investigating the discovery of three bodies in an east-end home. Police say the bodies of a woman, 42, and two boys, ages 4 and 2, were found today in Montreal's Poi...
Dec 11, 2019

Multiple fatalities after plane crashes on Gabriola Island off B.C. coast
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service and police have confirmed multiple fatalities in a plane crash off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Coroners Service spokesman Andy Wa...
Dec 11, 2019

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