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Polls officially open across Ontario for provincial election
Voting has officially begun in Ontario. Polls opened across the province this morning after a month-long election campaign that saw parties battle over the best approaches to affordability, health car...
Jun 02, 2022
VIDEO: Island Helmet Heads drop toys off for sick kids at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - He turns heads with a unique helmet and looks tough cruising the highway on his motorcycle, but underneath Scott Ferron's leather jacket is a heart of gold.Ferron, a marine engineer with the...
Jun 02, 2022
Australia marks Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joked Thursday that his own birth was somewhat delayed by Queen Elizabeth II because his pregnant mother had insisted on driving p...
Jun 02, 2022
UN says Yemen’s warring parties agree to renew truce
CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations said Thursday that Yemen's warring parties have agreed to renew a nationwide truce for another two months, a rare bright spot for a country plagued by eight years of wa...
Jun 02, 2022
Ontario election day, waiting for Hoggard verdict : In The News for June 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 02, 2022
Museum plans, Falcon's return, Horgan's F-bomb highlights of B.C. legislature session
VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians head to their home ridings today after a four-month spring legislature session where health, affordability and the NDP government's plan to rebuild the provinci...
Jun 02, 2022
Jurors to continue deliberating today in Jacob Hoggard sexual assault trial
Jurors are to resume deliberations today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. The jury began deliberating Tuesday afternoon after receiving detailed instructions from the ju...
Jun 02, 2022
Chytil scores twice, Rangers rout Lightning 6-2 in Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) - Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the E...
Jun 01, 2022
Homer Happy: Blue Jays go deep three times in 7-3 victory over White Sox
TORONTO - Danny Jansen, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Santiago Espinal homered as the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Whit...
Jun 01, 2022
15 people charged with criminal contempt over pipeline protest, 10 others await fate
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says 15 people are being charged with criminal contempt of court following protests last fall over a natural gas pipeline being built nea...
Jun 01, 2022