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Murder suspects in fatal Alberta highway shooting will be tried together
The two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary last month will be tried together.A manhunt began Aug. 6 following the noon-hour shooting of two men who were working along a roadway...
Sep 26, 2024
Canadian musician K'naan charged with 2010 sexual assault in Quebec City
QUBEC - Canadian rapper K'naan, known for the global hit "Wavin' Flag," has been charged for an alleged sexual assault in Quebec City dating back more than 14 years. A charge sheet filed at the courth...
Sep 26, 2024
Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursd...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec police arrest man after body of missing woman found southwest of Montreal
Quebec provincial police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of 29-year-old Kelsey Watt, who was reported missing over the weekend southwest of Montreal. Police say they found a woman'...
Sep 26, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...
Sep 26, 2024
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathi...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is se...
Sep 26, 2024
Rourke: Lions need 'sense of urgency' entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions "have to have a sense of urgency" as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. "There's a lot of importance in these last fou...
Sep 26, 2024
Lethbridge Police looking for volunteers for Victim/Witness Services Unit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Victim/Witness Services Unit (V/WSU) is looking for volunteers.LPS says new volunteers are needed to continue helping victims or witnesses of crime or trauma nav...
Sep 26, 2024