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Trudeau endorses proposal outlined by Biden to wind down Israel-Hamas war

Trudeau endorses proposal outlined by Biden to wind down Israel-Hamas war

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is endorsing a proposal put forward by U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday that seeks to bring about the end of the Israel-Hamas war.
Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski is charged with her murder

Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski is charged with her murder

LUMBY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia have announced a murder charge against the ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski, more than six weeks after she was reportedly abducted from her home in the village of Lumby and was later found dead.
Vancouver police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters after rail lines blocked

Vancouver police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters after rail lines blocked

VANCOUVER — Police have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking rail lines in Vancouver on Friday. Cst.
Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack

Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack

VANCOUVER — Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt said people were inside Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck synagogue after services Thursday night when they heard a "bang" outside.
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead after prison assault in Quebec

B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead after prison assault in Quebec

VANCOUVER — Robert Pickton, one of Canada's most notorious serial killers, died on Friday, 12 days after he was assaulted in prison. Pickton, an inmate at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec, was 74. For some, the death brings closure.
Prospective juror with pictures of Coutts accused on T-shirt excused from panel

Prospective juror with pictures of Coutts accused on T-shirt excused from panel

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A prospective juror for a murder-conspiracy trial didn't need to make a case to be excused Friday, after he showed up with the faces of the accused printed on his T-shirt and waved at them in the prisoner's box.
Trudeau government mum on Donald Trump conviction, vows to work with any U.S. leader

Trudeau government mum on Donald Trump conviction, vows to work with any U.S. leader

OTTAWA — The Canadian government remained quiet Friday after a New York court convicted Donald Trump as a felon, despite the Liberals repeatedly trying to draw equivalencies between the former U.S. president and the Canadian Conservative leader.
'Surely the dumbest': Tories, NDP sling mud amid squabbles over Speakers' neutrality

'Surely the dumbest': Tories, NDP sling mud amid squabbles over Speakers' neutrality

OTTAWA — A third member of the House of Commons leadership team is in the hot seat as accusations fly over allegedly partisan online posts featuring MPs who sit in the Speaker's chair.
Liberal government's own polling said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization

Liberal government's own polling said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization

OTTAWA — Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed the policy would lead to an increase in overdoses
'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot

'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot

VANCOUVER — In November last year, American border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the U.S. be halted.