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QMJHL: Drakkar cruise past Eagles 4-0 to take 1-0 semifinal series lead

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Charles-Édward Gravel earned a 26-save shutout as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar cruised to a 4-0 win over the Cape Breton Eagles in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Thursday.
Bill would grant Alberta powers to fire municipal councillors, overturn bylaws

Bill would grant Alberta powers to fire municipal councillors, overturn bylaws

EDMONTON — The Alberta government introduced a bill Thursday that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors and overturn bylaws.
Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded

Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded

BURNABY, B.C. — An inquest jury looking into the police shooting deaths of a man and the woman he was holding hostage has recommended that events involving the emergency response team be recorded with both video and audio.
Two dead after fiery head-on crash near Clearwater, B.C., police say

Two dead after fiery head-on crash near Clearwater, B.C., police say

CLEARWATER, B.C. — Police in the British Columbia Interior say two people are dead after a fiery head-on crash involving a semi-truck and a truck belonging to the rail company CN. A statement from the RCMP says officers from Clearwater, B.C.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bra
Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes

Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Opposition leader says community safety should come before protection of privacy rights for dangerous people.
Here's why Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next

Here's why Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next

NEW YORK (AP) — The decision by New York's highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 and
B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — An agreement between the B.C. government and the First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year to protect its "natural and cultural values.
'Extreme drought' in area of early-season wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C.

'Extreme drought' in area of early-season wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C.

CHETWYND, B.C. — British Columbia's first wildfire evacuation order of this year was rescinded within 24 hours, but local officials say "extreme drought" means the risk remains high.
Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition

Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people marched on Thursday in Brazil's capital, calling on the government to officially recognize lands they have lived on for centuries and to protect territories from criminal activities such as illeg
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