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Captain found guilty of 'seaman's manslaughter' in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disas...
Nov 06, 2023
Market Watch: November 3
This week's highlightsPositive market sentiment pushes global indices higherYields move lower following rate decision, employment dataCanada's economy flatlined in August, minor contraction seen in th...
Nov 06, 2023
Referees union labels Whitecaps head coach's comments post-game 'disgusting'
VANCOUVER - The union representing soccer referees in Major League Soccer are criticizing comments made by Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini after his team's playoff elimination on the week...
Nov 06, 2023
Rebels This Week
WEEKEND RECAPSAT. NOV. 4 - In a complete effort from start to finish, the Rebels earned their first win of their B.C. road trip by grounding the high flying Kelowna Rockets 3-1. Frantisek Formanek sco...
Nov 06, 2023
High School football Weekly Top-10 rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all four Tiers of 12-man high school football in Alberta and the 6-man rankings as well for the 2023 season. These rankings will come out every Sunday until Nov...
Nov 06, 2023
2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police...
Nov 06, 2023
Canadian international 'keeper Kailen Sheridan named to NWSL's second all-star team
Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has been named to the NWSL second all-star team. The 28-year-old San Diego 'keeper led the league with nine clean sheets, including a shutout on the f...
Nov 06, 2023
Feds put $5M toward security for community groups who fear hate-motivated crimes
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is spending $5 million on private security and other safety measures for community groups worried about an increase in hate-fuelled ...
Nov 06, 2023
Stamp of Mona Parsons, jailed by Nazis for aiding aircrews, unveiled in Nova Scotia
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - A Canadian woman who was jailed in Nazi Germany for helping Allied aircrews escape the occupied Netherlands is being honoured on a postage stamp. The Remembrance Day stamp showing a ...
Nov 06, 2023
Quebec English universities promise to offer more French if tuition hike is scrapped
MONTREAL - Quebec's English-language universities say they will ensure that more out-of-province students graduate with a knowledge of French if the government doesn't double their tuition. The heads ...
Nov 06, 2023