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B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturd...
Oct 30, 2024
Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals
QUBEC - The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province's new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency....
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery's sustainable certification
A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska's salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. The groups - includin...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery's sustainable certification
A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska's salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. The groups - includin...
Oct 30, 2024
New TNRD fire hall in Monte Creek taking shape
KAMLOOPS - Construction has begun on the new fire hall for Monte Creek.The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says design work on the new hall was completed over the summer and construction on t...
Oct 30, 2024
Drug-trafficking investigation leads to charges against 19 people in northern B.C.
Federal prosecutors have approved charges against 19 people, eight of them still at large, after an investigation into what police call a violent drug trafficking network in northeastern British Colum...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says it did not contravene government conflict-of-interest rul...
Oct 30, 2024
Canada's Yeji Kwon nears LPGA Tour dream in her first six months as a pro golfer
Yeji Kwon's life is unusual, but she wouldn't trade it for anything. The 18-year-old Kwon has spent the past five months on the road with her parents, playing golf on the Women's All Pro Tour, sharpen...
Oct 30, 2024
Kraken's Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: 'I'm part of something a lot bigger'
TORONTO - Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night's opponent in warm-ups. The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars' line rushes and defence pairs...
Oct 30, 2024
Police say man behind ballot box arsons has metalworking experience and may be planning more attacks
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Investigators say the man suspected of burning ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks. Portland Pol...
Oct 30, 2024
