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'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
VANCOUVER - The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to ...
Sep 25, 2019
Canada opens against Finland at 2020 Women's World Hockey Championship
HALIFAX - Canada will open the 2020 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship in Nova Scotia with a game against defending silver-medallist Finland. Organizers released details today about the 31-game, 1...
Sep 25, 2019
'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
VANCOUVER - The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to ...
Sep 25, 2019
16-year-old Thunberg turns tables on Trump and changes Twitter bio
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg changed her Twitter biography Tuesday, embracing U.S. President Donald Trump's description of her. The American president seemed to mock the 16-year-o...
Sep 25, 2019
Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scout
Seattle's expansion NHL franchise has hired former U.S. Olympic team captain Cammi Granato as a pro scout. Granato is one of a handful of women working on the hockey operations side of an NHL franchis...
Sep 25, 2019
Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
OTTAWA - The incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down, says a n...
Sep 25, 2019
No injuries after massive truck fire on Highway 1 west of Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a truck fire that shut down Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 24).In a news release, Revelstoke RCMP say they responded to a semi...
Sep 25, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Killer pleads guilty in death of Belgian tourist near Boston Bar
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - RCMP say the man who murdered a Belgian tourist near Boston Bar last year has pleaded guilty.The body of 28-year-old Amelie Sakkalis was found on August 22, 2018, off of Highway 1 n...
Sep 25, 2019 Amelie Sakkalis (l), Sean McKenzie
Quebecers to decide in 2022 whether they want to change electoral system
Quebecers will decide during the next provincial election in 2022 whether they want to change how they vote in future elections. The Legault government has tabled an electoral reform bill th...
Sep 25, 2019
Youngster Shiltz gets start for Als with incumbent Adams Jr. serving suspension
Matthew Shiltz has some very big shoes to fill Saturday night. Shiltz will be under centre when Montreal (7-5) visits the B.C. Lions (3-10) at B.C. Place Stadium. It will...
Sep 25, 2019
