Russian investigators launch criminal probe into alleged misspending on Vancouver Olympics

Russia probes spending on Vancouver Games

MOSCOW — Russia’s top investigative body opened a criminal probe Wednesday into alleged misspending of millions of dollars on preparations for the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles police identify owner of trunk that held mummified baby remains

LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies

2 Washington men _ including Aryan Nations follower _ indicted in attack on black man at bar

2 Washington men indicted in alleged racial attack

Canadian police: Owners kept British Columbia marijuana fields surrounded with bears

BC police: Bears surrounded pot fields

CHRISTINA LAKE, British Columbia — Police who uncovered two marijuana fields near the U.S.-Canada border had to tread carefully: 13 black bears were wandering around the crops.

Tamil migrant ship docks off Canada’s West coast

Tamil migrant ship docks in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A small ramshackle cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey.

Canadian navy boards Tamil migrant ship off Western coast

Canadian navy boards migrant ship

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian security officials boarded a cargo ship Thursday carrying hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, including some people Canada has said may be terrorists.

Alaska police say call may have been prank after search for kidnap victim turns up little

Alaska police: Kidnapping call may have been prank

Canadian court upholds murder convictions of farmer accused of feeding his victims to pigs

Top court rejects Canadian serial killer’s appeal

Canadian man gets 13-1/2 years in jail for incest with 3 daughters, sex with other young girls

Canadian man convicted of incest, child sex abuse

Canadian man sentenced to 11 years for having sex with young girls in Columbia, Cambodia

Canadian man gets 11years for sex tourism charges

B.C. inquiry into death of Polish immigrant finds police not justified in using Taser stun gun

B.C. inquiry: Police not justified in Taser death

Inquiry into death of Polish immigrant finds police not justified in using Taser stun gun

Inquiry: Police not justified in Pole Taser death

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ extradited to Seattle to face charge of selling marijuana seeds in US

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ extradited to Seattle

‘Prince of Pot’ Marc Emery extradited to Seattle; scheduled to plead guilty

‘Prince of Pot’ Emery to plead guilty

SEATTLE — After a yearslong battle to avoid extradition, Canada’s so-called Prince of Pot was brought Thursday to Seattle, where he is expected to plead guilty to a charge that he sold millions of marijuana seeds to U.S. customers.

Canadian pot activist and seed merchant ordered extradited to Seattle to face drug charge

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ ordered extradited to US

Russia’s Olympic chief says security for Sochi 2014 will be beefed up after terror attacks

Russia to enhance Olympic security after attacks

Canadian police settle suit launched by the mother of unruly Polish traveler

Police apologize for Polish man’s death

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s national police force apologized and settled a lawsuit involving the case of an unruly Polish traveler who died after being repeatedly zapped with a Taser at Vancouver’s airport.

Vancouver police say ‘Growing Pains’ actor Andrew Koenig found dead in park

Police say ‘Growing Pains’ actor Koenig found dead

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Sunni party drops out of Iraq’s national elections

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Sunni party drops out of Iraq’s national elections

11 members of Olympic security task force sent home for misconduct; police probe 2 cases

11 Olympic security officers ousted for misconduct

Remember Harry Potter lookalike who won 2 golds in Salt Lake? He’s 1st winner in Vancouver

1st gold in Vancouver goes to 2002 double winner

Olympic protesters splatter paint, smash windows at popular department store in Vancouver

Olympic protesters smash department store windows

Convicted former Samsung chairman Lee reinstated as IOC member following pardon

IOC reinstates former Samsung boss as member

Officials familiar with decision say convicted former Samsung chairman Lee reinstated in IOC

AP sources: IOC reinstates former Samsung boss

Canada’s Olympics city has notorious drug slum that is unlike any other skid row in Canada

Canada’s Olympics city has notorious skid row

Canadian police release man arrested in connection with pipeline bombings investigation

Canadian police release man arrested in bomb probe

Canadian police make arrest in connection with pipeline bombings investigation

Police make arrest in Canada pipeline bomb probe

Canadian police arrest man on extortion charges in connection with pipeline bombings

Police make arrest in Canadian pipeline bombings

Canadian police make arrest, searching farm in connection to oil and gas pipeline bombings

Canadian police make arrest in pipeline bombings

2002 Olympic cross-country ski champion Hoffmann ends career after being suspended for doping

Olympic champion Hoffman retires after suspension

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