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Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
Police testify at coroner's inquiry into murder of sergeant by mentally ill man
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquiry is hearing today from police officers who had interacted with a mentally ill man in the months before he murdered a provincial police sergeant. Provincial police ...
Mar 11, 2024
After criticism, Ottawa pledges $1 million to support Hamas sexual-violence victims
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is pledging $1 million to support victims of sexual violence by Hamas in Israel during last October's attacks. The funding comes with an offer...
Mar 11, 2024
First Nations Chiefs call for leftover oil and gas reclamation funds to stay in Alberta
The Chiefs of several First Nations in Alberta are asking that millions of dollars in federal funds stay in the province.Since May 2020, Ottawa allocated $1 billion for its Site Rehabilitation Program...
Mar 11, 2024
Medicine Hat parents honing their language skills after hours
It's a way to break down barriers in Medicine Hat.Parents have started going to George Davison Elementary School after hours to hone their English speaking skills. Teachers and social workers have tak...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
NEW DELHI (AP) - India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. The missile is e...
Mar 11, 2024
50 people are injured by a 'strong movement' on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
SYDNEY (AP) - At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a stat...
Mar 11, 2024
U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States went on to beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. The United States lifted ...
Mar 10, 2024