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US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Trump administration ban on bump stocks - devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull - was struck down...
Jan 06, 2023
Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president
VANCOUVER - A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution. John Randle, Pacific regional president of...
Jan 06, 2023
Advocates, police warn online 'sextortion' of youth is on the rise in Canada
Mounties in Metro Vancouver have issued a warning about a recent increase in "sextortion," saying police have received a "large number" of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting young girls an...
Jan 06, 2023
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media that he got hurt "through a chance, unnatural mo...
Jan 06, 2023
Kenyan midfielder Wanyama signs two-year contract to remain with CF Montréal
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed midfielder Victor Wanyama to a two-year contract extension through the 2024 Major League Soccer season. Wanyama will remain a designated player with the team. The 31-y...
Jan 06, 2023
'Stunning lack of judgment': Nunavut prosecutor, Mountie acquitted of contempt
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge has acquitted a prosecutor and an RCMP officer of criminal contempt but says their joint actions in the arrest of a man outside a courtroom were a "direct and public...
Jan 06, 2023
Canada's Mirela Rahneva slides to World Cup skeleton silver
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada's Mirela Rahneva slid to second in women's World Cup skeleton Friday on a track that's been good to her. The 34-year-old from Ottawa claimed her 13th career World Cup meda...
Jan 06, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases. Health ...
Jan 06, 2023
WWE's Vince McMahon is back after misconduct investigation
Vince McMahon is rejoining the board of WWE several months after he retired from the sports entertainment company during an investigation into alleged misconduct. WWE said Friday that McMahon, the fou...
Jan 06, 2023
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley sees plenty of positives as players report for duty
TORONTO - While there are roster holes still to be filled, head coach Bob Bradley was full of optimism as Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals. Bradley, starting his second year at Toro...
Jan 06, 2023