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Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A judge on Thursday handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil' s politi...
Oct 31, 2024
Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing 'hired and paid': court document
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were "hired and paid" to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does n...
Oct 31, 2024
Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks add to Canadian content
QUINCY - The MLR champion New England Free Jacks have added to their Canadian content, signing Brock Webster and Josiah Morra for the 2025 season. The two join a New England roster already featuring C...
Oct 31, 2024
Heavy police presence in effect at Atikameg First Nation
Update from Oct 31 at 7:45 p.m. - High Prairie RCMP is advising the public that the increased police presence within the Atikameg First Nation has ended. An update is expected as more information beco...
Oct 31, 2024
Union talks underway between foremen, employers to avoid latest B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations between British Columbia's port employers and the union representing foremen are entering a final scheduled day in a bid to avoid a labour disruption. Both the BC Maritime Emp...
Oct 31, 2024
After series of scandals, Quebec's new youth protection boss promising transparency
QUBEC - The new director of Quebec's youth protection system is promising more transparency and a full accounting of the troubled network. Lesley Hill, who worked in various roles in the health system...
Oct 31, 2024
Judge grants bail to Quebec woman accused of scalding child with boiling water
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A judge has granted bail to a Quebec woman charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly scalded a 10-year-old Black boy with hot water earlier this month. Stphanie Borel, 46, ...
Oct 31, 2024
Canada's Gushue tops China's Xu 7-4 at Pan Continental curling championship
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Brad Gushue tuned up for the playoffs Thursday by posting a 7-4 victory over China's Xiaoming Xu at the Pan Continental curling championship. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., c...
Oct 31, 2024
Beaverlodge athlete among 100 national finalists for RBC Training Ground
The RBC Training Ground national final is set for Saturday in Halifax and a 19-year-old athlete from Beaverlodge will be among the 100 finalists.Peyton Mecham was identified as having Olympic potentia...
Oct 31, 2024
About 8,000 North Korean troops are near the Ukrainian border, US diplomat says at UN
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Thursday it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border and preparing to help the Kreml...
Oct 31, 2024