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Coroner identifies second victim in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean landslide
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office is confirming the identity of the woman killed in a landslide in the province's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region last weekend. Pascale Racine, 44, was one of two peop...
Jul 07, 2023
Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River
VANCOUVER - Family members of a man shot and killed by the RCMP have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court, the day before the two-year anniversary of his death. Relatives of Jared Lowndes say in a no...
Jul 07, 2023
Dutch media report that the Dutch government has failed to agree on a new migration package
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Tense talks between the four parties that make up Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling coalition failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration, Dutch media r...
Jul 07, 2023
B.C. mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites 'enormous' drug use
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago, has apologized to each of his victims by name at his sentencing hearing. Yann...
Jul 07, 2023
The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will provide thousands of cluster munitions to Ukraine and take steps to address concerns by NATO allies on the dangers the controversial weapon poses to civ...
Jul 07, 2023
Veteran Ottawa quarterback Masoli to make '23 season debut versus Ticats
HAMILTON - They're opponents now, but Simoni Lawrence still has a soft spot in his heart for Jeremiah Masoli. Masoli will make his season debut when Ottawa (1-2) visits the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-3) o...
Jul 07, 2023
New managing directors, organizational structure at City Hall
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has announced two new managing directors and a revamping of its organizational structure.Pat Bohan has been appointed the managing director of development a...
Jul 07, 2023
Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's federal crime agency said Friday it has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country's deadliest train accidents, which killed more than 290 people l...
Jul 07, 2023
Blue Jays recall starter Manoah after one-month stint in minors
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays recalled right-hander Alek Manoah from Double-A New Hampshire on Friday and placed reliever Jay Jackson on the paternity list. Manoah, who spent the last month in the m...
Jul 07, 2023
Suncor says some Petro-Canada customer data leaked in cyberattack
Suncor Energy says the cyberattack that affected the company's Petro-Canada retail chain also resulted in the leakage of some customer data.The Calgary-based energy company says the cybercriminals acc...
Jul 07, 2023