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Canada's privacy commissioner opens investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency's handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The office of privacy commissioner Philipp...
Nov 12, 2024
'He was a fighter': Tributes to former B.C. premier John Horgan
Tributes to former British Columbia premier John Horgan are flowing after his death on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some of them: "John embodied kindness and courage. He was a fighter. He will b...
Nov 12, 2024
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war...
Nov 12, 2024
Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans. The announcement, which comes a day...
Nov 12, 2024
Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats. Police say they ...
Nov 12, 2024
Quebec officer suspended 15 days for throwing away piece of victim's skull
MONTREAL - A Quebec provincial police officer has been suspended for 15 days without pay after throwing part of a young motorcycle accident victim's skull into a ravine in 2021. An administrative judg...
Nov 12, 2024
Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65, after third bout with cancer
VICTORIA - Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five year...
Nov 12, 2024
Key findings from Sonia Regenbogen's independent review into Olympic drone-spying
Findings from the independent report by Sonia Regenbogen into the drone-spying scandal involving the Canadian women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics: - Two of the women's national team coaches dire...
Nov 12, 2024
Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65, after third bout with cancer
Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer.Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five years before ste...
Nov 12, 2024
Canada's privacy commissioner to launch investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's privacy commissioner is launching an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency. The move comes after Philippe Dufresne's office received a complaint about the Montreal-...
Nov 12, 2024