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Whitehorse bans online voting for local elections over risk of foreign interference
WHITEHORSE - There will be no internet voting for Whitehorse council this year, after a concern of foreign interference prompted a 6-to-1 vote to remove the idea from the city's proposed election byla...
May 14, 2024
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal pro...
May 14, 2024
Tisdale victims included in 60 additional charges laid in child sexual assault case
RCMP have laid more charges against Richard John Dyke - a man already accused of sexual offences that occurred in the mid 2010's against three male youth under the age of 12 in his Assiniboia, SK home...
May 14, 2024
Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in 7-6 win over Austria
PRAGUE, Czechia - Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championsh...
May 14, 2024
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal pro...
May 14, 2024
Spy agency CSIS reveals 24 harassment investigations in annual report
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency says in its annual public report that it dealt with 24 harassment investigations last year involving complaints by its staff. But the chief human resources officer for the...
May 14, 2024
New incentive offers up to $10K signing bonus for northern teachers
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is hopeful a new teacher signing allowance will address a longstanding staffing shortage. Announced last week, the incentive will provide $10,000 to new teac...
May 14, 2024
Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in 4 neighbourhoods
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood B...
May 14, 2024
Whitecaps look to become road warriors again after disappointing loss at LAFC
VANCOUVER - Four days after their first road loss of the year, the Vancouver Whitecaps will get a chance at redemption. The Whitecaps (5-3-3) face the Colorado Rapids (5-4-3) on Wednesday in the secon...
May 14, 2024
The Hurricanes stuck with their plan. It's helped them climb back into their series with the Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep. Yet coach Rod Brind'Amour kept insisting his team w...
May 14, 2024