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B.C. Indigenous leaders call for unity, end to violence, vandalism in Victoria area
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The le...
Jul 09, 2021
Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him
CHICAGO (AP) - Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 9:40 a.m. ...
Jul 09, 2021
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for unity, end to violence, vandalism in Victoria area
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The le...
Jul 09, 2021
Advocate says ArriveCAN app technology is not accessible for blind Canadians
OTTAWA - The CNIB, formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, says the federal government's new ArriveCAN travel app is inaccessible to some Canadians with disabilities. Robert F...
Jul 09, 2021
Father charged in killing of Winnipeg girl had tried to force abortion: court records
WINNIPEG - Court records show a man charged in the killing of his three-year-old daughter had tried to force her mother to get an abortion. Police have said the girl was abducted from her mother at kn...
Jul 09, 2021
Top-seed Novak Djokovic edges Canada's Denis Shapovalov in Wimbledon semifinal
LONDON - Denis Shapovalov's (DEN'-ihs SHAP'-oh-VAHL'-ahf) run at Wimbledon has ended, with the Canadian losing in straight sets to top-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) in the semifinals. D...
Jul 09, 2021
Back in Wimbledon final, Djokovic to face Italy's Berrettini
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - We know, of course, that Novak Djokovic can lose matches at Wimbledon, and he can lose at other Grand Slam tournaments, too, because it has happened - and actuality proves po...
Jul 09, 2021
Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...
Jul 09, 2021
Nanaimo winner comes forward after $500k Lotto Max win
NANAIMO - The number of big lotto winners in Nanaimo continues to climb. Ria Edmond won a $500,000 in the June 15 Lotto Max draw, splitting a $1 million Maxmillion prize with a winner in Ontario durin...
Jul 09, 2021
Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...
Jul 09, 2021