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Edmonton Oilers superfan promises to touch up large back tattoo if team wins Cup
EDMONTON - Kevin Genest says the Edmonton Oilers have always had his back so it was only fair he put the team on his. The 43-year-old said that while navigating tough times and hardships growing up, h...
Jun 06, 2024
D-Day veteran from Abbotsford, B.C., to receive France's highest honour
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelge...
Jun 06, 2024
Trial to begin for men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Car...
Jun 06, 2024
RCMP to release review of response to mass killing on James Smith Cree Nation
REGINA - RCMP are to release today an internal review into how officers handled the manhunt for a mass killer on a Saskatchewan First Nation. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commanding office...
Jun 06, 2024
Don't rush committee study of foreign interference bill, civil society groups urge
OTTAWA - Ten civil society organizations are warning that the unusually swift parliamentary study of a bill to counter foreign interference could result in flawed laws that violate people's rights. In...
Jun 06, 2024
D-Day veteran from Abbotsford, B.C., to receive France's highest honour
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelge...
Jun 06, 2024
Edmonton Oilers superfan promises to touch up large back tattoo if team wins Cup
EDMONTON - Kevin Genest says the Edmonton Oilers have always had his back so it was only fair he put the team on his. The 43-year-old said that while navigating tough times and hardships growing up, h...
Jun 06, 2024
Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to del...
Jun 05, 2024
At least 4 people killed, 23 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
PRAGUE (AP) - A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 23 others, officials said early Thursday. Interior Minister Vt Ra...
Jun 05, 2024
Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says
The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders during routine checkups and other medical visits. The society released new guide...
Jun 05, 2024