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All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth in government care enrolling in post-secondary education. Selina Robinson, post-secondary education and ...
Sep 14, 2023

NHLPA execs meeting with Blue Jackets players over Babcock reports
The NHL Players' Association says its executive director and assistant executive director are in Columbus, Ohio, to investigate reports of Blue Jackets head coach Mike Babcock invading players' privac...
Sep 14, 2023

Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to...
Sep 14, 2023

Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya's coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says
DERNA, Libya (AP) - The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods in Libya's eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts continue, Marie el-Drese, Secr...
Sep 14, 2023

Federal Court judge reserves decision on deportation of truck driver in Broncos crash
A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash told a federal judge Wednesday that the Canada Border Services Agency should not have recommended his client be deported....
Sep 14, 2023

Kyla Art Show and Sale
The Kyla Artist Group, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Prince Albert and the Mont St. Joseph Foundation present the 45th annual Kyla Art Show and Sale.See the details in the poster below.
Sep 14, 2023

Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state's nonpartisan top elections official ahead of a 2024 presidential election. Democrats say ...
Sep 14, 2023

Youth arrested for bear-spray attack on Sikh teen in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
KELOWNA - RCMP say they've arrested a youth after a bear-spray attack on a Sikh teenager who was riding a bus in Kelowna, B.C. Corp. Michael Gauthier with Kelowna RCMP says in a statement that video s...
Sep 14, 2023

Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts t...
Sep 14, 2023

Human remains found near North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP said they have discovered human remains in the forested area southeast of North Battleford.Officers said the remains were reported on the morning of Sept. 11 and the Major Crimes Unit...
Sep 14, 2023