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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by saying "we will not walk away" from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more o...
Jun 06, 2024
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will renew their rivalry in the French Open semifinals
PARIS (AP) - Jannik Sinner is just 22, and Carlos Alcaraz just 21, yet they've already built quite a rivalry heading into their French Open semifinal on Friday. Spain's Alcaraz owns two Grand Slam tit...
Jun 06, 2024
Oilers learned from tight second-round series vs. Canucks: Tocchet
VANCOUVER - Watching hockey hasn't been easy for Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet recently. His team's playoff run came to an abrupt end last month with a Game 7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers i...
Jun 06, 2024
Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Spain is the firs...
Jun 06, 2024
Edmonton Oilers superfan promises to touch up large back tattoo if team wins Cup
EDMONTON - Kevin Genest says the Edmonton Oilers have always had his back so it was only fair he put the team on his. The 43-year-old said that while navigating tough times and hardships growing up, h...
Jun 06, 2024
RCMP to release review of response to mass killing on James Smith Cree Nation
REGINA - RCMP are to release today an internal review into how officers handled the manhunt for a mass killer on a Saskatchewan First Nation. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commanding office...
Jun 06, 2024
Don't rush committee study of foreign interference bill, civil society groups urge
OTTAWA - Ten civil society organizations are warning that the unusually swift parliamentary study of a bill to counter foreign interference could result in flawed laws that violate people's rights. In...
Jun 06, 2024
Edmonton Oilers superfan promises to touch up large back tattoo if team wins Cup
EDMONTON - Kevin Genest says the Edmonton Oilers have always had his back so it was only fair he put the team on his. The 43-year-old said that while navigating tough times and hardships growing up, h...
Jun 06, 2024
D-Day veteran from Abbotsford, B.C., to receive France's highest honour
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelge...
Jun 06, 2024
Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to del...
Jun 05, 2024