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Canadian Armed Forces reports 16 military suicides in 2020
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 16 service members took their own lives last year. That represents a slight decline from the 20 military suicides reported in 2019, which was the largest number...
Jun 08, 2021
CFL board of governors to hold call Monday where they could vote on 2021 season start
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors could be providing some much-needed clarity on the 2021 season next week. A league official said the board will hold a conference call Monday, at which time leag...
Jun 08, 2021
Bianca Andreescu, coach Sylvain Bruneau part ways after 'amazing' run
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu and her longtime coach are parting ways. Andreescu wrote on Twitter that she and coach Sylvain Bruneau have mutually decided to end their "incredible coaching rel...
Jun 08, 2021
Nanaimo RCMP nab impaired driver after highway hit and run
NANAIMO - Police made short work of an impaired driver who fled the scene after an evening hit and run.Emergency crews attended a scene on the Nanaimo Parkway near Mostar Rd. around 7:15 p.m. on Monda...
Jun 08, 2021
London incident that killed four Muslim family members a 'terrorist attack': Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence f...
Jun 08, 2021
US job openings surge to record 9.3 million in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed. The number of job openings soared 12% from the 8.3 million count...
Jun 08, 2021
Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's conviction upheld
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - U.N. appeals judges have upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and confirm...
Jun 08, 2021
French leader Macron is slapped during visit to small town
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France. Macron's office on Tuesday confirmed a video that is widely circ...
Jun 08, 2021
Canadian Adam Hadwin books berth in US Open at final qualifier
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A fourth Canadian golfer has earned a berth in the U.S. Open. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., secured one of 16 berths for the June 17-20 major on Tuesday at a final qualifier. With ...
Jun 08, 2021
CMT to honor Black country music pioneer Linda Martell
NEW YORK (AP) - Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 86...
Jun 08, 2021