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Charges laid one year after homicide of Dillan Unger in Langley
LANGLEY - A man is now facing charges in relation to the homicide of 41-year-old Dillan Unger in Langley nearly a year ago.On August 2, 2024, Langley ...
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Coquihalla Canyon area reopens as body of dead teen remains missing near Othello Tunnels
HOPE - Authorities have now reopened the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park area despite search efforts failing to yield the body of a young man who fe...
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British Columbia
Hiker dead after falling into waterfall near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - Police say a hiker has died after falling into a waterfall near Squamish, B.C. RCMP in the community north of Vancouver say they received a call Thursday evening about a hiker who had fallen into Crooked Falls in the Squamish Valley. They sa...
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B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth is urging the federal government to stand firm and "negotiate hard" when trying to find a solution to 35 per cent tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's Ravi Kahlon's advice ...
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Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year to a report of shots fired and subsequently two inj...
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Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thursday afternoon. RCMP say that the 26-year-old mot...
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Canada
Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals
MONTRÉAL - The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de Montréal were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company's building on Frontenac Street was broken into around 10 p.m. The glass front doors were smashed and p...
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Canadian aid agency workers call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the Children Canada said Friday the global agency's cli...
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Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher duties, after the two countries did not reach a trade...
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Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent on Friday. Kirsten Hillman, who also se...
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World
Hurricane Gil forms in the eastern Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but was not expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the sto...
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Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) - A shooting at a Montana bar left four people dead Friday, authorities said as they launched a manhunt for the suspect. Authorities launched a manhunt Friday after a shooting at a Montana bar left four...
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Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative s...
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Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An appeals court in Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and banned him from politics f...
Aug 01, 2025
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Sports
Vaval boosts Blue Bombers in 40-31 win over Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Trey Vaval told himself to relax before playing his seventh CFL game on Friday. The Blue Bombers rookie did that in his head, but not with his feet. The defensive back from Montana dazzled a sold-out crowd when he returned a kickoff 93 yards...
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Sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
Friday's Scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 41 Toronto 30 --- MLB American League Kansas City 9 Toronto 3 Seattle 4 Texas 3 Cleveland 3 Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 6 L.A. Angels 3 National League Milwaukee 16 Washington 9 San Diego 4 St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 3 At...
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Tough debut for Jays newcomers, but Schneider points to home runs as bigger issue
TORONTO - The noise the Toronto Blue Jays made before Thursday's trade deadline was silenced in their first game with three of their four newbies in the lineup. With four homers and a crafty three-hitter from veteran Michael Wacha (5-9), the Kansas Cit...
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Montreal tripped 2-1 by Mexican side Toluca in Leagues Cup
HARRISON - Three goals in a span of six minutes took care of all the scoring. Unfortunately for CF Montreal, the Major League Soccer club only had one of them as it dropped a 2-1 Leagues Cup decision to LIGA MX side Toluca on Friday night at Sports Ill...
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