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Court approves buffer zone ahead of expected protests at Vancouver Sikh temple

Court approves buffer zone ahead of expected protests at Vancouver Sikh temple

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an order to establish a buffer zone around one of the province's largest Sikh temples this Saturday in advance of expected confrontations between protesters and Indian consular officials.
B.C. port lockout looms as businesses fear fallout of another labour disruption

B.C. port lockout looms as businesses fear fallout of another labour disruption

VANCOUVER — Ports in British Columbia could potentially be paralyzed again starting next week as a lockout looms in the dispute between employers and the union representing more than 700 foremen.
Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve

Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve

MONTREAL — A small Quebec town northeast of Montreal is racing to find a stolen bronze statue of revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, as locals fear it will get melted down for cash.
Limit on preliminary inquiries doesn't apply to some ongoing cases: Supreme Court

Limit on preliminary inquiries doesn't apply to some ongoing cases: Supreme Court

OTTAWA — A change to the law that limited the right of an accused person to a preliminary inquiry does not apply to some ongoing cases, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French

Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French

MONTREAL — The office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada was served with a legal notice on Friday by a Quebec civil rights group challenging the high court's steadfast refusal to translate its historic decisions into French.
Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing

Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing

EDMONTON — Alberta's top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub.
New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.
In the news today: Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote

In the news today: Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote

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Canada's youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave

Canada's youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave

A convict who became Canada 's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver.
Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote

Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote

TORONTO — Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S.
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