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Safety is priority following worker's death in Vancouver crane incident: mayor
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "deeply saddened" by the death of a worker when the load from a crane fell on a building under construction in the city's Oakridge neighbourhood, and work...
Feb 22, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry tries to allay diaspora community concerns
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is trying to allay concerns that participating in the commission's work could put members of diaspora communities at risk. Commissioner Marie-Jose ...
Feb 22, 2024
Lawyer for victims' family members doubts Pickton will ever be granted parole
VANCOUVER - Serial killer Robert Pickton is now eligible to apply for day parole, but a lawyer representing family members of some of his victims says there's no chance of it being granted. The Parole...
Feb 22, 2024
Province announces $3.5 million to help combat human trafficking
The Government of Alberta has announced funding to help fight human trafficking.On Feb. 22, 2024, which marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada, the province unveiled $3.5 million in ...
Feb 22, 2024
Ohio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, al...
Feb 22, 2024
Sts'ailes, frustrated with the feds, signs and funds its own child welfare agreement
OTTAWA - A British Columbia First Nation has taken matters into its own hands after what leaders say has been a lack of commitment from the federal government to help them take full jurisdiction over ...
Feb 22, 2024
Cameron stays alive in Scotties playoff hunt with close win over Smith
CALGARY - Manitoba's Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith in Thursday's opening draw at the Canadian women's curling championship. Cameron imp...
Feb 22, 2024
Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act
Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...
Feb 22, 2024
Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia
FREDERICTON - A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red. Shared Sunday on the minister's profile on the X ...
Feb 22, 2024
New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she ...
Feb 22, 2024