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Extradition for B.C. pair accused of slaying in India to protect family's honour
VANCOUVER - The Department of Justice says two British Columbia residents accused of hiring assassins to kill a young woman and her new husband in India will be extradited to that country within days....
Jan 17, 2019
Netflix rejects request to remove Lac-Megantic images from 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Netflix is refusing to remove from its hit movie “Bird Box” footage of the rail explosion that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, despite an appeal from the town’s mayor. B...
Jan 17, 2019
Bernier looks to strike some popular chords during first East Coast stops
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Maxime Bernier looked to garner support for his fledgling People’s Party of Canada Thursday as he spoke to a small business audience in New Brunswick - his first East Coast fo...
Jan 17, 2019
Top Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher retires, says time is right
TORONTO - After two World Cups and numerous other marquee soccer matches, Canada’s Joe Fletcher is retiring as an assistant referee. The 42-year-old Fletcher, from St. Catharines, Ont., by way o...
Jan 17, 2019
Project that kept more addicted patients in treatment expands across B.C.
VANCOUVER - A pilot project in Vancouver is being expanded across British Columbia after more than double the number of drug-addicted people stayed in treatment to prevent them from fatally overdosing...
Jan 17, 2019
Homeowners falling behind growing threat of climate-related catastrophes: study
Canadians aren’t keeping up with the need to protect their homes against catastrophic events made more common by climate change, says a coast-to-coast study from the University of Waterloo. R...
Jan 17, 2019
Prince Philip uninjured after car accident; queen's husband is 97
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, was involved in a car crash Thursday while driving in rural England but was not injured. Buckingham Palace said Philip, 97, was checked by a...
Jan 17, 2019
Cohen says he rigged online polls for Trump in 2014, 2015
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump’s standing in two online polls before the presidential camp...
Jan 17, 2019
Olympic medallist snowboarder Max Parrot diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
MONTREAL - Olympic medallist snowboarder Max Parrot has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer. Canada Snowboard made the announcement Thursday, saying the 24-year-old from Bro...
Jan 17, 2019
Canada faces tough decisions as Trump unveils ambitious missile-defence plan
OTTAWA - America’s allies will have to pay their share of a new missile-detection system, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday. That likely includes Canada, which might also be forced to re...
Jan 17, 2019