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Two years since Rabih Alkhalil broke out of B.C. prison, reward temporarily boosted
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it has teamed up with a national program to offer up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Rabih Alkhalil, who broke out of a Port Coquitla...
Oct 29, 2024
Harris to promise to 'put country above party and above self' in closing argument against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kamala Harris will promise Tuesday to "put country above party and above self" in the closing argument of her presidential campaign, to be delivered from the same site where Donald T...
Oct 29, 2024
Toronto Raptors exercise team options for Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick's contract, the team announced Tuesday. Dick was the 13th overall pick of the 2023 NBA draft - th...
Oct 29, 2024
Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every...
Oct 29, 2024
'Just not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal caucus should not hold a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau's leadership of the party. Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a...
Oct 29, 2024
Raptors star Scottie Barnes to miss road game against Charlotte with facial injury
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, ...
Oct 29, 2024
Liberals want pregnancy counselling charities to disclose if they offer abortion help
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is introducing legislation to require charities that offer pregnancy counselling to disclose whether they also offer abortion and birth control or referral to those ser...
Oct 29, 2024
Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil. She says it's "blatantly" unfair to Albertans who rely on...
Oct 29, 2024
Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday...
Oct 29, 2024
Gushue tops Shuster 7-5 to remain unbeaten at Pan Continental curling championships
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Brad Gushue defeated American John Shuster 7-5 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Pan Continental curling championships. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., took the lead with a...
Oct 29, 2024
