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B.C. police under investigation after video shows officers posing in front of body
VANCOUVER - A spokeswoman for Vancouver police says the conduct of two officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach. Con...
Feb 26, 2021
Nurse, five Raptors assistants sidelined to due COVID-19 health and safety protocols
TAMPA, Fla. - Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and five members of his coaching staff have been sidelined due to COVD-19 health and safety protocols. The coaches will not be on the bench beginning with F...
Feb 26, 2021
US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligenc...
Feb 26, 2021
B.C. man sentenced to 29 months, fined nearly $645K for tax evasion, forgery
VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a West Vancouver man has been sentenced to 29 months in jail and handed a stiff fine for attempting to avoid a tax bill. Court records show Michael Sholz was...
Feb 26, 2021
Toronto Argonauts bring back linebacker Bear Woods on restructured deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have agreed to a restructured contract with American linebacker Bear Woods. The 34-year-old Woods will play be playing his fourth season with the Argos after signing wi...
Feb 26, 2021
B.C.'s Site C dam to cost $16 billion, delayed until 2025
VICTORIA - The cost of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam has grown by $6 billion, bringing the price tag of the megaproject to $16 billion and stretching the completion date to 2025.The prov...
Feb 26, 2021
PETERS: Norkam dress code controversy shows how far men still need to evolve
THE FLAP OVER THE DRESS CODE at Norkam Secondary this week is all about evolution.First, it's become clear that the school district's dress code itself has not evolved to reflect the styles of today. ...
Feb 26, 2021
Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says former soldier's suspicions were almost delusional
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard from a psychiatrist today who said there was an aspect of Lionel Desmond's life he cou...
Feb 26, 2021
Canadian athletes struggling to find competition as they try to qualify for Tokyo
In early January, when COVID-19 numbers were climbing again, and Ontario had just hunkered down in another stay-at-home order, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, husband Osi and their daughter Corinne, moved from...
Feb 26, 2021
More must be done to address problems of workplace harassment, intimidation, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the fact Admiral Art McDonald stepped aside as defence chief while military police investigate misconduct allegations demonstrates how seriously such cases ...
Feb 26, 2021
