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Defence in Ibrahim Ali murder trial suggests sex partner, killer not same person
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has put forward the theory that the person who had sex with the alleged murder victim may not be the one ...
Sep 15, 2023
Defence in Ibrahim Ali murder trial suggests sex partner, killer not same person
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has put forward the theory that the person who had sex with the alleged murder victim may not be the one ...
Sep 15, 2023
US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces' chaotic Afgh...
Sep 15, 2023
Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini's death
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials to mark the anniversary of a young woman's death that sparked global protests one year ago. Six senior regime officials are banned from entering C...
Sep 15, 2023
SOUND OFF: Time for a real plan to deliver a safer B.C.
PEOPLE DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE in their communities. But unfortunately, due to rising crime and overlapping crises, this is not the case for so many people across our province. For years, we have been fo...
Sep 15, 2023
Springboks go left field again with players switching positions for Romania game at Rugby World Cup
Faf de Klerk is a scrumhalf but will be the reserve flyhalf for South Africa's Rugby World Cup game against Romania. Grant Williams is also a scrumhalf but will start the match as a wing. And then the...
Sep 15, 2023
B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park
VICTORIA - The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday after an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped vi...
Sep 15, 2023
Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in rural Chilliwack, B.C., on Wednesday and say an elderly suspect has been charged. The Integrated Homicide Inve...
Sep 15, 2023
E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say
TORONTO - Experts say an outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection i...
Sep 15, 2023
Texas Senate begin deliberations at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate on Friday began deliberating whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed...
Sep 15, 2023
