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Funeral to be held today for London family killed in attack
LONDON, Ont. - Four members of a Muslim family killed in what police called a hate crime are set to be buried in London, Ont., today. The public has been invited to help celebrate the lives of Talat A...
Jun 12, 2021
Future of significant improvements to Marie Davidson BMX park looks bright
NANAIMO - The corners will hopefully soon be tighter at the Marie Davidson BMX park. Nanaimo BMX wants to rebuild the park to bring it up to international standards, given the calibre of championship ...
Jun 12, 2021
Naramata murder victim identified by RCMP
The woman found dead in her Naramata home on June 9, by RCMP Major Crime Investigators has been positively identified as 57-year-old Kathleen Richardson. "We are releasing Kathleen's name in order to ...
Jun 12, 2021
Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pand...
Jun 12, 2021
Canadian drug companies want new pricing regs delayed again until after pandemic
OTTAWA - Almost three dozen Canadian pharmaceutical companies made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month to delay the new drug pricing regulations for a third time. The companies...
Jun 12, 2021
Two sides of the same coin: Ex-foster kids identify with residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - As stories of the horrors of residential schools circulate after the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced it had located what are believed to be the remains of 215 children, Grand...
Jun 12, 2021
Two sides of the same coin: Ex-foster kids identify with residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - As stories of the horrors of residential schools circulate after the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced it had located what are believed to be the remains of 215 children, Grand...
Jun 12, 2021
Trudeau to discuss foreign policy with G7 leaders at second day of summit meeting
FALMOUTH, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - Foreign policy is on the agenda for a meeting between international leaders gathered in England to strategize on how best to tackle some of their most pressing challenges...
Jun 12, 2021
Funeral to be held today for London family killed in attack
LONDON, Ont. - Four members of a Muslim family killed in what police called a hate crime are set to be buried in London, Ont., today. The public has been invited to help celebrate the lives of Talat A...
Jun 12, 2021
Verdugo, Red Sox rally from 4 down, top Blue Jays 6-5 in 9th
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Verdugo hit a line drive off the Green Monster to drive in the game-winning run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue J...
Jun 11, 2021