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Union says B.C. transit driver was denied keys, employer calls it an accident
VANCOUVER - The union for striking Metro Vancouver HandyDART transit workers has accused security for their employer of not allowing a driver to pick up bus keys to drive essential service shifts just...
Sep 05, 2024
Midnight Mascot installed as early favourite for $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes
FORT ERIE, Ont. - Midnight Mascot has been installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second jewel of the OLG Triple Crown will be run Tuesday at Fort Erie Racet...
Sep 05, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Girl lit on fire at Saskatoon school, teacher injured trying to help
SASKATOON, Sask. - Police in Saskatoon say a 15-year-old girl has serious injuries after she was lit on fire at a high school. They say a teacher who tried to put out the fire was also injured. A 14-y...
Sep 05, 2024
Time for scrutiny of police drones, says privacy researcher, after Vancouver arrest
VANCOUVER - A privacy researcher and civil liberties advocate says the use of drones by Canadian police forces has evolved with the technology, but scrutiny of their use is lacking. The concerns come ...
Sep 05, 2024
Time for scrutiny of police drones, says privacy researcher, after Vancouver arrest
VANCOUVER - A privacy researcher and civil liberties advocate says the use of drones by Canadian police forces has evolved with the technology, but scrutiny of their use is lacking. The concerns come ...
Sep 05, 2024
League-leading Alouettes host Lions as Rourke begins to find his groove
MONTREAL - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell believes Nathan Rourke is just getting rolling since returning from the NFL last month. Rourke will make his fourth consecutive start when the Lions (6-6...
Sep 05, 2024
Canadians Paralympians strike gold twice, with one bronze on Day 8
PARIS - Canada earned three medals, with two golds courtesy of two of its biggest names at the Paralympic Games on Day 8. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earned gold in the men's T53 800 metres on the ...
Sep 05, 2024
Fugitive from Quebec arrested in Hungary more than three months after escape
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say one of the province's top 10 most wanted criminals has been arrested after he escaped from a minimum security federal detention centre in May. Police say Yacine...
Sep 05, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to leaving cash bribe for Minnesota juror in COVID-19-related fraud case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Seattle woman who attempted to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in one of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud cases cha...
Sep 05, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to leaving cash bribe for Minnesota juror in COVID-19-related fraud case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Seattle woman pleads guilty to attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in one of the country's largest COVID-19-related f...
Sep 05, 2024
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