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Man drowns after Sunday evening swim at Long Lake
NANAIMO - Local search and rescue crews recovered the body of a man who is believed to have drowned in Long Lake.Nanaimo RCMP say the man was seen swimming toward the north end of Long Lake in the eve...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
AP sources: Biden to sign policing executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter. The...
May 24, 2022
Creator of popular kids' YouTube channel slams federal online-streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Canadian creator of a children's YouTube channel with 34.2 million subscribers says the government's online streaming bill is a bad piece of legislation that doesn't recognize how digital...
May 24, 2022
Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside
Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums higher than three-stories tall as a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The issue was added to a special L...
May 24, 2022
Panel recommends new names for Fort Bragg, other Army bases
WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent commission on Tuesday recommended new names for nine Army posts that were named after Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg in North Carolina w...
May 24, 2022
Mapping program Mounties struggled to open could have helped contain N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A report looking into a mapping program the RCMP had access to - but couldn't open - during the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia concludes it could have helped contain the killer's rampage....
May 24, 2022
Health Canada watching 'potential' impact of sunflower oil shortage on baby formula
Health Canada says it is preparing for the possibility that a shortage of sunflower oil could further strain baby formula supplies in Canada. The federal agency says it's "working closely with manufac...
May 24, 2022
Parti Québécois, Quebec Liberals to vote against language bill for opposite reasons
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Qubcois say they plan to vote against the government's new language-reform bill for opposite reasons. Liberals say the bill goes too far and violates ...
May 24, 2022