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Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police of...
Sep 1, 2022
Auditor general says B.C. government should adjust bookkeeping method
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is defending his criticism of the provincial government over a long-standing difference of opinion about how some public accounting numbers should be crun...
Sep 1, 2022
Outfielder Bradley Zimmer, reliever Casey Lawrence added to Blue Jays' roster
TORONTO - Outfielder Bradley Zimmer and relief pitcher Casey Lawrence have been added to the Toronto Blue Jays roster. Zimmer reported to the major league roster on Thursday after Toronto claimed him ...
Sep 1, 2022
Moir credits his coaches-turned-colleagues for rediscovering his love of skating
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir came out of retirement to compete at the 2018 Olympics with a "stone cold" focus. "T and I . . . we wanted to win, and nothing else," Moir said. Their f...
Sep 1, 2022
After whirlwind bye week, Alouettes look to kickstart home stint against Redblacks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes' bye week was anything but peaceful. The Alouettes (4-6) were destined for a positive break following a 29-28 thriller win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Since then, f...
Sep 1, 2022
Labour Day Picnic back in person for first time since 2019
KAMLOOPS - The Labour Day long weekend is the unofficial end to summer. However, Labour Day is also a holiday which celebrates the labour movement and all of the achievements of workers and unions.Thi...
Sep 1, 2022
Hilary Knight passes Wickenheiser for women's world hockey championship record
HERNING - U.S. forward Hilary Knight set a record for all-time career points in the women's world hockey championship Thursday, and she's not done adding to it. Knight's goal and assist in a 12-1 quar...
Sep 1, 2022
Fight for fewer words: Pierre Poilievre promises new law against government jargon
OTTAWA, Ill. - Pierre Poilievre is waging one of his final battles in the Conservative leadership race. The self-styled free speech defender's latest target: the jargon used by the federal bureaucracy...
Sep 1, 2022
Police must take online threats and harassment against journalists seriously: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will tell chiefs of police today that all police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targe...
Sep 1, 2022
SOUND OFF: Lack of NDP action on crime putting people at risk
NEARLY ANYWHERE YOU GO IN B.C., people are talking about the sudden and dramatic increase in violent crime in our communities.It is something we are seeing in Vancouver, Kelowna, Prince George and eve...
Sep 1, 2022
