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Liberal bill updating sex-offender registry in response to court decision becomes law
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that adds victims' input to the process for publication ban decisions and changes how the national sexual offender registry works has received royal assent. The new law require...
Oct 26, 2023
Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she's in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her h...
Oct 26, 2023
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zan...
Oct 26, 2023
Sentencing set for former central Alberta teacher accused of sexual assault
A sentencing date has been set in the alleged sexual assault of a central Alberta youth last year.Tyler Kanten, 43, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of Justice on April 9, 2024.It was on ...
Oct 26, 2023
U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children
SURREY, B.C. - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore., ...
Oct 26, 2023
Skaters prepare for international competition on Canadian ice
VANCOUVER - Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway. Six...
Oct 26, 2023
AFN chief warns lawyers may 'take advantage' of child-welfare settlement recipients
OTTAWA - The interim national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging those eligible to receive compensation from a landmark class-action settlement to be careful that lawyers do not try to t...
Oct 26, 2023
Sentencing set for one of five charged in Wetaskiwin stolen vehicle crash that seriously injured motorist
Sentencing is scheduled to take place next year for one of five people initially charged in a crash involving a vehicle fleeing police in Wetaskiwin that seriously injured a motorist.Cherise Dana Cran...
Oct 26, 2023
Beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to play for Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have advanced to the women's gold-medal match at the Pan American Games. Canada's flagbearers at the...
Oct 26, 2023
Maskwacis RCMP arrest 37-year-old on outstanding warrants
Charges are pending against a 37-year-old man from Maskwacis.On Oct. 25 around 4 p.m., RCMP responded to reports of a subject who was wanted on multiple warrants being in Samson Cree Nation.Maskwacis ...
Oct 26, 2023