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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
Christmas Bureau hosting book drive Jan. 14
The Red Deer Christmas Bureau is hosting a book drive this month.From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, residents can drop off gently used children's and adult books to #2, 4630 61 Street.The bu...
Jan 06, 2023
Innisfail RCMP invite Penhold area residents to a community connection opportunity
Innisfail Mounties have announced that Penhold mayor, Mike Yargeau, Sergeant Ihme, and Innisfail RCMP Detachment officers are partnering to provide a community connection opportunity where Penhold and...
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
Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates
OTTAWA - Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warrant...
Jan 06, 2023