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Taps turned on at Parksville splash park
PARKSVILLE - Despite record cold temperatures which show little sign of abating, the water is again flowing at a summer favourite.The splash park at Parksville Community Park opens Sunday, May 15 for ...
May 15, 2022
Croupiers plan to walk off the job at Montreal Casino for the second time in two days
MONTREAL - Croupiers at the Montreal Casino say they will walk off the job once again today following a surprise four-hour strike on Saturday. Employees stopped working on Saturday afternoon to denoun...
May 15, 2022
Police investigating after man's body found in car set ablaze in Montreal
Montreal police are investigating after the body of a man was found in the trunk of a torched car in the city's east end Saturday night. Police say they received a call around 12:25 a.m. about a car t...
May 15, 2022
Project Moon Woman: Officer with Alberta's Blood Tribe fights human trafficking
STANDOFF, ALBERTA - It took a few years on the jobfor Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem. Norris, 29, has been with the Blood Tribe Po...
May 15, 2022
Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour amid increasing skepticism of monarchy
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change - and on connecting with a Canadian public t...
May 15, 2022
Adversity sparks opportunity for Lightning's Nick Paul
TORONTO - The Tampa Bay Lightning are no strangers to adversity. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions found themselves in yet another difficult situation Saturday night. And as they have so many tim...
May 15, 2022
Inquest to begin in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman during wellness check
FREDERICTON - The lawyer for the family of an Indigenous woman fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., during a wellness check two years ago said a coroner's inquest opening Monday offers a chance...
May 15, 2022
Lawyers frustrated with mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia as deadlines loom
HALIFAX - Eighteen months after a public inquiry was established in Nova Scotia to investigate the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, lawyers representing most of the 22 victims say they ...
May 15, 2022
Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An award-wining Iranian filmmaker said authorities raided the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other industry professionals and arrested some of them. Moh...
May 15, 2022
Mike Smith, Oilers blank Kings 2-0 in Game 7 to reach second round
EDMONTON - Captain Connor McDavid has seen his team through to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers advanced with a nerve-racking 2-0 G...
May 14, 2022