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Most of Canada's dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons
OTTAWA - Federal statistics show most of the 700 offenders deemed most dangerous in Canada are housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons. The data were tabled in Parliament in response to a writt...
Sep 21, 2023
B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the "likely hypothetical future" care their son would have provided un...
Sep 21, 2023
Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C....
Sep 21, 2023
Jets sign forward Colby Barlow to three-year, entry-level contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed first-round pick Colby Barlow on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal carries an annual average value of US$1.2 million. The Jets selected Barlow 18th ...
Sep 21, 2023
Canada women looking forward not back as they take on Reggae Girlz in Olympic playoff
Olympic champion Canada returns to action Friday for the first time since a disappointing showing at the FIFA Women's World Cup, facing Jamaica in a two-legged playoff to determine the last CONCACAF e...
Sep 21, 2023
Ticats remain hopeful that quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will return this season
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats still remain hopeful about quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's return. Mitchell, 33, suffered a lower-leg fracture in Hamilton's 16-12 home win over Ottawa on July 28. He...
Sep 21, 2023
Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school
MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...
Sep 21, 2023
Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school
MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...
Sep 21, 2023
County of GP and Beaverlodge host IDP open house
The County of Grande Prairie and the Town of Beaverlodge are holding an open house on Thursday, September 21, night to discuss their efforts in creating an Intermunicipal Development Plan.The Alberta ...
Sep 21, 2023
Drew Scott of 'Property Brothers' joins Vancouver Giants ownership group
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Giants have added another celebrity to their ownership group. The Western Hockey League team announced Thursday that Drew Scott, best known as co-star of the television show ...
Sep 21, 2023