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Two police officers remain in hospital after a shootout outside a B.C. bank
VICTORIA - A police officer is out of intensive care after being injured in a shootout outside a British Columbia bank nearly two weeks ago. A statement Monday says two Saanich police officers remain ...
Jul 11, 2022
White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoi...
Jul 11, 2022
Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Vancouver Island First Nation says the first phase of scanning for unmarked graves has begun on the grounds of a former residential school near Port Alberni, B.C. The Tseshaht F...
Jul 11, 2022
Struggling Latino students should be priority, leaders say
PHOENIX (AP) - Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades, leaders with the ...
Jul 11, 2022
Trial set in 2023 for men accused of conspiracy to murder at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial before a judge and jury has been scheduled for next year for four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade in southern Alberta. Chris Carbert, Chris L...
Jul 11, 2022
Montreal Canadiens re-sign forward Mchael Pezzetta, defenceman Corey Schueneman
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed a pair of depth players Monday. The club announced forward Michael Pezzetta has inked a one-year contract, while defenceman Corey Schueneman agreed to the same...
Jul 11, 2022
More than 100 health-care professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access
Shannon McKenney has had a severe migraine for about 1,500 days in a row. "I have trouble sleeping and I have trouble staying asleep," the musician from Burnaby, B.C., said during a recent phone inter...
Jul 11, 2022
Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face an...
Jul 11, 2022
Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face an...
Jul 11, 2022
115 violation tickets issued during Street Machine Weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) must have had a hunch that there would be some illegal driving behaviours during the city's annual classic car showcase. During an enforcement blit...
Jul 11, 2022