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B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's transportation minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed four lives on the Okanagan Connector road on Christmas Eve are also considering another ...
Dec 27, 2022

CBSA detainee dies in custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., has died after being found unresponsive on Christmas Day. Canada Border Services Agency says in a state...
Dec 27, 2022

Novak Djokovic back in Australia a year after deportation
SYDNEY (AP) - Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia almost a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination, Tennis Australia confirmed Wednesday. Djokovic will open his 202...
Dec 27, 2022

HC Davos holds on to early lead in 2-1 win over Canada at Spengler Cup
DAVOS, Switzerland - Andrew Rowe and Leon Bristedt's early goals were enough as HC Davos fended off Canada 2-1 on Tuesday at the Spengler Cup. The Spengler Cup is an annual club hockey tournament amon...
Dec 27, 2022

Canada looking for a 'reset' after humbling loss at world juniors
HALIFAX - Dylan Guenther is all for elite players using every available tool at their disposal. He's one of them. It's when that skill stretches outside a team's structure where issues can arise. Cana...
Dec 27, 2022

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. In a ruli...
Dec 27, 2022

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows
OTTAWA - Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear ho...
Dec 27, 2022

Military police to enforce driving ban in snowy Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - State and military police are being sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo, officials said Tuesday as the region kept counting fatalities and strove to recover fr...
Dec 27, 2022

Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ...
Dec 27, 2022

Former Toronto FC midfielder Tsubasa Endoh undergoing treatment for leukemia
Former Toronto FC midfielder Tsubasa Endoh is undergoing treatment in his native Japan for acute leukemia. In social media posts on his verified accounts, the 29-year-old from Tokyo said he was diagno...
Dec 27, 2022