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Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on an anti-extortion patrol are all foreign nationals and have been char...
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UPDATE: Highway 1 in Abbotsford reopens after police incident involving man with weapon
UPDATE 12:15 P.M. MONDAY: The AbbyPD now reports that Highway 1 eastbound at Mt. Lehman Road has reopened to all traffic. All off-ramps and on-ramps h...
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British Columbia
B.C. minister is 'cautiously optimistic' Ottawa will help after Fraser Valley floods
VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergencies minister says she's cautiously optimistic about securing federal funding to prevent future flooding in the Abbotsford region, as she prepares to head to Ottawa with the city's mayor. Kelly Greene's mission to O...
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She went missing in Canada in 1985. She may have been a Florida serial murder victim
It was in January of 1985 when the mixed skeletal remains of two people were discovered in a wooded area of Malabar, Fla., and while one woman was identified through dental records, the identity of the other person remained a mystery for 41 years. Pol...
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Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on an anti-extortion patrol are all foreign nationals and have been charged after bullets were fired at a home. Harjot Singh, Taranveer Singh and Dayajeet Singh Billing face...
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Fire chief says cause of fire that sank three yachts will likely never be found
VICTORIA - A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community's fire chief says investigators may never find the cause. Brett Mikkelsen says there is no evidence that the fire is suspicious, but the damage to the ves...
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Canada
In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to...
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Junior hockey community mourns loss of three players after Alberta vehicle crash
STAVELY - The junior hockey community in Western Canada is in mourning after three players were killed in a southern Alberta vehicle crash on their way to practice. On social media, the Humboldt Broncos have posted condolences for the Southern Alberta ...
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Stephen Harper's official portrait to be unveiled today
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper's official portrait is set to be unveiled today, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government. Harper's portrait will be presented during a ceremony at the Sir John A. ...
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Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home. The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of several Canadians held in prison camps and jails in north...
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World
Iran's president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable negotiations" with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions ...
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Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation before contempt of Congress vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said an agreement had...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. ...
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Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist's sex abuse conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a former campus gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, on sex abuse charges. James Heaps was sentenced in 2023 to 11 years in prison...
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Sports
Nylander's return to action gives Leafs much-needed lift, wins
CALGARY - William Nylander's return to Toronto's lineup has sparked the Maple Leafs' return to the win column. Nylander scored his 18th goal of the season and added two assists on Monday to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Cal...
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NHL roundup: Zucker scores the winner as surging Sabres pounce on Panthers 5-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jason Zucker broke a 3-3 tie on a power play at 5:31 of the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday. The Sabres have won six of seven and took over the fir...
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Nylander nets three points to lead Maple Leafs to 4-2 win over Flames
CALGARY - William Nylander scored his 18th goal of the season and added two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday. Matias Maccelli, Troy Stecher, and Bobby McMann, into an empty net, also scored ...
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Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Nick Schmaltz had his second hat trick of the season and added an assist for a four-point night in the Utah Mammoth's 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Schmaltz had his third career NHL hat trick to push his season...
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