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Suspect's pants catch fire in arson attempt gone wrong: B.C. RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say they're looking for a man whose pants caught fire in an alleged arson attempt that went wrong. Richmond RCMP shared a photo showing two men, one on the g...
Jul 03, 2024
Abortion-rights advocates in Arizona submit needed signatures to put the issue on November ballot
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona abortion-rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November's ballot in the key swing state. Organizers say they submit...
Jul 03, 2024
Canada draws on Major League Rugby talent for game against touring Scotland
Flanker Lucas Rumball will lead a Canada team drawing almost exclusively on Major League Rugby talent on Saturday in Ottawa against sixth-ranked Scotland. Canada's matchday 23 features 15 MLR players ...
Jul 03, 2024
Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of Rome cop but reduces sentences
ROME (AP) - An Italian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their...
Jul 03, 2024
Legal Aid Alberta to stop services over contract dispute with provincial government
Legal Aid Alberta says it plans end its services next week over a contract dispute with the province.The society says in a statement that the United Conservative Party government gave it an ultimatum ...
Jul 03, 2024
Trudeau won't commit to national caucus meeting, says he's having calls with MPs
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a downtown Toronto riding last week....
Jul 03, 2024
Sex crime case of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller to return to court in October
MONTREAL - The case against Robert Miller has moved a step closer to trial, even as questions remain about the ailing billionaire's ability to appear in court to face multiple sex charges. Lawyers for...
Jul 03, 2024
Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to 'war'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there "will be a war" if p...
Jul 03, 2024
Lethbridge Police searching for robbery suspect
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE (July 4 8:20 a.m.): The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a suspect in connection to a convenience store robbery. Kirk Timm, 35, is charged with one count of robb...
Jul 03, 2024
LeBron James agrees to a 2-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says
LeBron James is making it official: He's coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one where the league's all-time scoring leader could share the floor with his son Bronny as teammates wi...
Jul 03, 2024