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Police allege man cut own throat after stealing, crashing two cars north of Montreal
SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who allegedly slit his own throat as police confronted him after he stole and crashed two cars in less than half an...
May 21, 2023
'On the inside': Why some Indigenous officers stick with the RCMP despite struggles
OTTAWA - Dean Gladue says he never experienced racism until joining the RCMP. The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable, a role assigned to police First Nations ...
May 21, 2023
Period Promise campaign helping to end period poverty
NANAIMO - United Way BC (UWBC) wants to make sure being unable to afford menstrual products doesn't prevent people from living their fullest lives. UWBC has been providing free menstrual products thro...
May 21, 2023
Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a...
May 21, 2023
Whitecaps pump up offensive volume to tip Sounders 2-0
VANCOUVER - Midfielder Pedro Vite scored late in the first half as the Vancouver Whitecaps extended their home undefeated streak to six Major League Soccer games with a 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounde...
May 20, 2023
At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran l...
May 20, 2023
Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Polls have opened in Greece's parliamentary election, the first since the country's economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who ha...
May 20, 2023
At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran l...
May 20, 2023
Nuggets on brink of NBA Finals with 119-108 win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory ov...
May 20, 2023
Tkachuk scores another OT winner, lifting Panthers to 2-0 series lead vs Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk finished a feed from Sam Reinhart at the 1:51 mark of overtime to help the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 series lea...
May 20, 2023