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Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD
Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when they intervened in an attempted robbery stemming from a Facebook Marketplace sale. VPD Sgt. Steve Addison...
Dec 27, 2023
Dodgers confirm they've reached 12-year deal with free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 12-year contract with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, teaming the prized free agent with Shohei Ohtani in their prolific winter spendin...
Dec 27, 2023
On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the dr...
Dec 27, 2023
Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr. Europe,’ dies aged 98
BRUSSELS (AP) - Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger's son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in...
Dec 27, 2023
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has died in a Christmas Day tent blaze in downtown Vancouver, with the fire service saying a crew arrived to find the man still on fire. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say they respo...
Dec 27, 2023
Fentanyl overdoses more than double in Alberta in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The RCMP is warning of a recent spike in fentanyl overdoses.Between January 1 and November 30, 2023, officials say there was an increase in overdoses involving fentanyl of more than 1...
Dec 27, 2023
Are we ready? Should we do this? The debate on expanding medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for see...
Dec 27, 2023
Reports: third baseman/outfielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa signs with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Isiah Kiner-Falefa has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays according to several media reports. The combination outfielder/third baseman has reportedly agreed a two-year deal worth US$15 millio...
Dec 27, 2023
World Juniors: Veit Oswald's two goals help Germany stun Finland 4-3
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Veit Oswald scored twice, including the eventual winner, as Germany held off Finland for a 4-3 upset on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Oswald broke in on the n...
Dec 27, 2023
A Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating its goals at the world junior ice hockey championship with a song from Newfoundland. "Ordinary Day" by Great Big Sea blasted...
Dec 27, 2023