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Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from...
Oct 25, 2021
Vancouver Canucks eager for return to home arena packed with fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have missed their fans. It's been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that's set to end Tuesday when V...
Oct 25, 2021
La Ronge U13 team new addition to North East Minor Hockey League
The La Ronge Minor Hockey Association has entered a peewee team (U13) into the North East Minor Hockey League for the first time.The team of 15 players were in Tisdale and Nipawin for their first two ...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021
Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich at center of COVID vaccine debate
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus. The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as...
Oct 25, 2021
Province reports 170 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 170 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and no new deaths.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (one), Far North East (15), North ...
Oct 25, 2021