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Some Quebec overnight camps are being forced to close following COVID-19 outbreaks
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec summer camps says at least three overnight camps have temporarily shut down following COVID-19 outbreaks, mostly among counsellors. Association des camps ...
Jul 05, 2022

Court martial planned for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial. Warrant Officer Jam...
Jul 05, 2022

Canada first ally to ratify NATO membership bids from Sweden, Finland
OTTAWA - Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership. The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau ...
Jul 05, 2022

2 key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson's government
LONDON (AP) - Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Suna...
Jul 05, 2022

Familiar outrage greets deadly Illinois shooting; weapon was legally purchased: mayor
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The mayor of the Chicago suburb scarred by America's latest mass shooting says she was once the alleged gunman's Cub Scout pack leader. Nancy Rotering tells CNN that she expects ...
Jul 05, 2022

City of Lethbridge seeking feedback on Cart Relocation Project
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is asking for feedback on the Waste and Recycling Cart Relocation Project. Residents can fill out a survey until August 1, 2022.The project began in 2017 and he...
Jul 05, 2022

More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
OTTAWA - Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Heal...
Jul 05, 2022

Lethbridge Police charge business owner with fraud totalling $500K
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Southern Alberta man is facing dozens of charges relating to fraud.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Economic Crimes Unit began investigating Fisher Diesel and its owner in 2021. ...
Jul 05, 2022

Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kyrgios due in court in Australia
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month, and a lawyer representing him said Tuesday the "precise nature of" the allegations "...
Jul 05, 2022

Wickenheiser among three Maple Leafs promoted to assistant general manager
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have promoted Hayley Wickenheiser, Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf to assistant general manager and hired Curtis Sanford as a goaltending coach. Wickenheiser, a four-ti...
Jul 05, 2022