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Anand stands by military police chief despite force's mishandling of cases
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand is standing by defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre's decision to keep Canada's top military police officer in his job for another two years. The extension was announced...
Jun 1, 2022
Justice minister says no 'larger discussion' on drug decriminalization underway
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says currently a "larger discussion" on decriminalization is not happening, aside from the specific measure taken with British Columbia. Lametti, who notes the ...
Jun 1, 2022
Wisconsin deputy not charged after new look at 2016 shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Two court-appointed prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park. The decision validates a district...
Jun 1, 2022
Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail
MIAMI (AP) - Gilberto Rodrguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a U.S....
Jun 1, 2022
Dick Pound's 44-year tenure as IOC member coming to a close
Dick Pound held almost every International Olympic Committee job there was except president during his 44 years as a member. Having reached his mandatory retirement age of 80 in March, the Canadian du...
Jun 1, 2022
Jury deliberating for third day in Depp-Heard libel trial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A jury in Virginia is deliberating for a third day in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The seven-person civil jury resumed deliberations Wednesday morning afte...
Jun 1, 2022
NorthPaws rained out on opening day, will play doubleheader Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws had to wait one year to play ball, so what's one more day?Kamloops' expansion West Coast League baseball team had their inaugural home open postponed due to unplayabl...
Jun 1, 2022
Blazers bow out of playoffs, lose game seven to Thunderbirds 3-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' lengthiest postseason run in 23 years came to an end Tuesday (May 31) night in front of a packed Sandman Centre.The Blazers were bounced from the Western Hockey League...
Jun 1, 2022
Montreal Canadiens sign coach Martin St. Louis to three-year extension
Martin St. Louis has officially become the 32nd head coach in Montreal Canadiens history after signing a three-year extension with the National Hockey League club on Wednesday. St. Louis had been serv...
Jun 1, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: New drug plan is no panacea but it beats doing nothing
'HELPING TO REDUCE STIGMA through decriminalization' was the headline on a B.C. government news release yesterday.It's about the province receiving approval from the federal government for an exemptio...
Jun 1, 2022
