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Judge grants bail to Quebec woman accused of scalding child with boiling water
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A judge has granted bail to a Quebec woman charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly scalded a 10-year-old Black boy with hot water earlier this month. Stphanie Borel, 46, ...
Oct 31, 2024
Prescribed burns near Williams Lake and Brookmere expected to begin Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns will make smoke visible near the City of Williams Lake and along Highway 5 from Merritt to Hope. The BC Wildfire Service says it will carry out a 23-he...
Oct 31, 2024
Canada's Gushue tops China's Xu 7-4 at Pan Continental curling championship
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Brad Gushue tuned up for the playoffs Thursday by posting a 7-4 victory over China's Xiaoming Xu at the Pan Continental curling championship. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., c...
Oct 31, 2024
About 8,000 North Korean troops are near the Ukrainian border, US diplomat says at UN
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Thursday it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border and preparing to help the Kreml...
Oct 31, 2024
WolfPack women's basketball team looking to improve in Year 3 of Warnick era
KAMLOOPS - With only four wins in their last 36 games, the TRU WolfPack women's basketball team is hoping to take a step forward this season. They begin their Canada West campaign against the UBC Okan...
Oct 31, 2024
Prime Minister Trudeau calls for return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries around the world to do everything possible to repatriate Ukrainian children taken by Russia. Trudeau addressed delegations from more th...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamala Harris says Trump's comments on women 'are offensive to everybody'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women whether they "like it or not" shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understan...
Oct 31, 2024
Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers. Immigratio...
Oct 31, 2024
Musse, Bekker repeat as finalists for CPL Players' Player of the Year Award
Cavalry FC's Ali Musse, last year's winner, and Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker, runner-up in 2023, are among the 10 finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Players' Player of the Year award, the lon...
Oct 31, 2024
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster back in top-flight football after near-death crash
Players who have worn the colours of both Liverpool and Everton form a select club. But Canadian Rylee Foster's journey from one Merseyside rival to the other is painfully unique. The 26-year-old goal...
Oct 31, 2024
