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Man guilty of sextortion of B.C. teen Amanda Todd could seek concurrent term: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch national returns to British Columbia Supreme Court as his multi-day sentencing for child sexploitation resumes. The Crown is seeking a 12-year prison term for 44-year-o...
Oct 12, 2022
City receives grant for Water Tower lights replacement project
The City of North Battleford had good news at Tuesday's council meeting. City Manager Randy Patrick announced Cenovus Energy Inc. is providing a substantial grant to the city for the North Battleford ...
Oct 12, 2022
Two police officers dead after shooting at home in Innisfil, Ont.
INNISFIL, Ont. - Police north of Toronto say two officers are dead after they were shot while responding to a disturbance call on Tuesday night. South Simcoe Police Service say the shooting happened a...
Oct 12, 2022
Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 3 more years in jail
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday convicted a Japanese journalist of violating immigration law, adding three years to the seven-year prison sentence he was handed last week...
Oct 12, 2022
Alberta's labour shortage and Deputy PM's friend-shoring: In The News for Oct. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 12, 2022
Vancouver housing strategies abound, but will a fractured council hinder next mayor?
VANCOUVER - Voters in Vancouver's municipal election have been met with an array of proposed solutions to the city's chronic housing unaffordability - but the same question looms over all the mayoral ...
Oct 12, 2022
As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy
OTTAWA - When Zeel Shah's partner left Toronto for a job in Edmonton in 2018, the young couple had to decide which city offered the future they wanted for themselves. Shah, now 28, says she and Deep C...
Oct 12, 2022
Invasion of the stink bugs: Pest thrives in British Columbia's warm October
VANCOUVER - An aromatic insect shaped like a shield is lurking around homes and feasting on stone fruits in parts of southern British Columbia. The brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species in C...
Oct 12, 2022
Hurricane hunter who flew into the eye of Fiona describes 'very challenging' storm
FREDERICTON - Kevin Doremus says the eyes of hurricanes, including Fiona - a storm that barrelled into Atlantic Canada last month causing widespread damage - look like open-air domes, similar to sport...
Oct 12, 2022
Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences, to be served concurre...
Oct 11, 2022