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Article content The Burnaby RCMP is searching for two teen boys missing since last Thursday. According to RCMP statements, 14-year-old Greyson O’Connor and 15-year-old Alexandru Nastase were last seen mid-morning on Feb. 15. Article content The RCMP notified the public on Feb. 18 and did not state where O’Connor was last seen. Nastase was last seen in the area of Woodway Place and Ridgelawn Drive. There have been no updates since the statement was released. Article content Greyson O’Connor, 14, has been missing from Burnaby since Feb. 15, 2024. Photo by Submitted / sun Alexandru Nastase, 15, has been missing...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were returned as relations began to sour between the two nations. San Diego Zoo officials told The Associated Press that if all permits and other requirements are approved, two bears, a male and a female, are expected to arrive as early as the end of summer, about five years after the zoo sent its last pandas back to China. “We’re...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Crime Get the latest from Joe Warmington straight to your inbox Published Feb 21, 2024 • 3 minute read Toronto Police set up a command centre at Driftwood Community Recreation Centre near Driftwood Ave. and Jane St. on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. The area has seen two recent shootings, one fatal. The very real fear in panicked Driftwood is not if the bus stop killer will shoot again, but when. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to...

A federal government unit responsible for preventing war criminals from entering Canada has not released a report on its activities in over eight years. The War Crimes Program is a collaborative effort involving the federal departments of justice and immigration, the Canada Border Services Agency, and the RCMP. The concept of a joint government initiative on war criminals emerged in 1987 following the Deschênes Commission's findings that Canada had allowed former Nazis into the country after World War II. The program used to publish annual reports on its efforts to investigate, prosecute, and deport suspected war...

Prosecutors announced Tuesday that a former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, is being charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company. They also revealed that Smirnov had connections with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.Despite the prosecution's request to keep Smirnov in custody, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts allowed him to be released on electronic GPS monitoring.The allegations against Smirnov include falsely claiming that executives from Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015. Prosecutors stated that Smirnov confessed to having contact with Russian intelligence officials and had plans...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksSportsLocal SportsAuthor of the article: Jim Parker  •  Windsor StarPublished Feb 20, 2024  •  Last updated 5 hours ago  •  2 minute read Forward Michael Rasmussen #27 has agreed to a new four-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Photo by Gregory Shamus /Getty ImagesArticle contentThe Detroit Red Wings locked up former first-round pick Michael Rasmussen for the next four seasons.The 24-year-old Rasmussen was a first-round pick by the Red Wings, who took him ninth overall in 2017 out of the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City Americans.Article contentThe six-foot-six, 220-pound Rasmussen was set to become a restricted free agent after...

Article contentEDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition is anticipating a provincial budget next week that is likely to be filled with broken promises and fail to address the deteriorating health-care and education systems.Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government will unveil the budget on Feb. 29.Article contentNDP finance critics Shannon Phillips and Samir Kayande assert that the UCP is not meeting expectations.Article contentKayande points out that Albertans are struggling as wages lag behind inflation and unemployment rises.He also doubts that the budget will address the main issue: the province’s ailing health-care system.Phillips highlights that the UCP’s proposed health-care spending for the upcoming fiscal...

Article contentThe Quebec Court of Appeal heard arguments Tuesday in the Crown’s appeal of a judge’s decision to acquit Ernesto Fera in a case where he was charged with killing his wife, Nadia Panarello, inside their home in Laval two decades ago.Some of the time spent by prosecutor Alexandre Dubois during the hour he was allowed to make arguments before a panel of three judges involved the Crown’s claim that Superior Court Justice James Brunton misinterpreted evidence presented during Fera’s trial in 2021. This involves a debate on whether traces found in snow behind the couple’s home were left by...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa argued at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” Israel rejects such claims. The South African representatives were speaking on the second day of hearings at the International Court of Justice into a request by the General Assembly for a non-binding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s policies in the occupied territories. “South Africa bears a special obligation, both to its own people and the international community,...

Article contentGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani took live batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time this spring training as he recovers from elbow surgery.Article contentThe Dodgers posted video on social media Monday of the two-time AL MVP homering.Article contentOhtani signed a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers after spending his first six seasons with the Los Angeles AngelsThe two-way player won’t be pitching this season after right elbow surgery in September, but he’s hoping to be ready for the start of the season as a hitter.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Ohtani won’t...