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Reena Virk's killer thinks TV show about crime 'disrespectful': B.C. parole documents
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Reena Virk's killer told parole officials that a television series about the Victoria, B.C., teen's murder is "disrespectful" and will "re-victimize" Virk's family. Documents released by the Parole Board of Canada Wednesday say that Virk's killer Kelly Ellard — who changed her name to Kerry Sim — demonstrated "remorse and victim empathy" after discussing the TV show about the high-profile 1997 murder with her case managers. The parole board decision said Sim, who was 15 at the
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Travellers beware: Multiple days of severe storm risk unfolds in the U.S.
As we approach the end of April, severe weather season is ramping up stateside, serving as a reminder for Canadians to be aware of what will be occurring more frequently north of the border as the country ditches the snow for thunderstorms.
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How some Sask. communities are preparing for the 2024 wildfire season
Last year was one of the most severe on record for wildfires in Saskatchewan. There were 494 of the fires, and 1.9 million hectares of land burned, about five times the size of Prince Albert National Park, according to the province.Cliff Buettner, director of forestry and emergency services for the Prince Albert Grand Council, has been dealing with wildfires in this province for more than four decades.Buettner said humans cause a lot of fires and he wants people to know how quickly things can ge
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VideoAP Explains: wave of campus protests against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
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Grand jury indicts 18 in alleged Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect Trump
The court papers list a "former U.S. president," presumably Trump, as an unindicted co-conspirator. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a press release announcing the charges that those names would be made public after all of the defendants had been served. Electors are people chosen to formally cast a state's electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College system used in presidential elections.
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Think Olivia is a popular baby name? Hold my beer, says Jennifer, and Jenny, and Jen
If you're a parent and think your child's daycare is overstuffed with Olivias, Noahs and Olivers, please spare a thought for the moms and dads of the 1980s.Back then, you couldn't throw an alphabet block without hitting a Jennifer or a Michael.This week, as the Alberta government released the latest rankings of baby names given last year, CBC Calgary looked over a database of popular (and not-so-popular) baby names going back more than four decades, compiled by the province's vital statistics un
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Unanimous renoviction vote sidelines landlord concerns
More than a dozen people including landlords, lawyers, and tenants spoke at city hall on Wednesday, before planning committee members unanimously voted for City of Ottawa staff to explore the creation of a new anti-renoviction bylaw. Coun. Ariel Troster said she was "thrilled" at the support for her motion which she hopes will help protect the rapidly shrinking stores of affordable rentals. Troster was inspired by Hamilton, Ont., the first in the province to pass a bylaw to protect tenants and p
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