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U.S. extradition fight for Huawei CFO back in B.C. court with evidence hearings
VANCOUVER - The lengthy extradition process resumes today for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as her lawyers fight against her removal from Canada to the United States. The legal team for Meng is ...
Nov 16, 2020
'She's everything to me': B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth
Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...
Nov 16, 2020
Alek Minassian's father to testify as defence launches its case in van attack trial
TORONTO - The father of a man who is on trial for killing 10 and hurting 16 more in Toronto's van attack is set to testify today.Alek Minassian's lawyers will begin mounting their defence as they argu...
Nov 16, 2020
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies age 79
BEIRUT - Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died...
Nov 15, 2020
Roethlisberger throws 4 TD passes, Claypool grabs a pair as
Steelers rip Bengals
PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger apparently doesn't need to practice to carve up the Cincinnati Bengals. The veteran Pittsburgh quarterback threw for a season-high 333 yards and four touchdowns despite...
Nov 15, 2020
Hockey Canada adds five new members to its board of directors, including three women
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced five new directors to its board of directors, including three women, to serve two-year terms. Andrea Skinner, Leanne Standryk, and Mary Anne Veroba were add...
Nov 15, 2020
South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina has fired football coach Will Muschamp, the second time he's been let go from a Southeastern Conference program in midseason. The school said in a release Sunday that M...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials are urging people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and...
Nov 15, 2020
Dustin Johnson buries some major memories, wins the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Nothing ever comes easily for Dustin Johnson in the majors, except for slipping into that Masters green jacket. Johnson overcame a jittery start that conjured memories of past majors he...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 case identified in École Monseigneur Blaise Morand School
On Sunday, Light of Christ Catholic Schools announced the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a positive COVID-19 case at cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand School (EMBM) in North Battleford. The SHA...
Nov 15, 2020