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Another landslide north of Quebec City 'inevitable,' 187 forced from homes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government was preparing Monday to extend a local state of emergency to a neighbourhood in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City, after almost 200 people were recently forced from...
Jun 20, 2022
Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected sin...
Jun 20, 2022
Canadians are blazing a trail for female drivers in male-dominated sport
MONTREAL - Demi Chalkias grew up in the country, on the outskirts of Stoufffille, Ont. The family had no cable or internet, but there were plenty of dirt bikes, ATVs and tractors to play with. "I love...
Jun 20, 2022
Saudi crown prince visits Egypt ahead of Biden Mideast trip
CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Cairo on Monday on the first leg of a Middle East tour that comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to the region next mo...
Jun 20, 2022
Russian winger Andrei Kuzmenko to sign with Canucks: player, agent
VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko has chosen the Canucks. The Russian winger's agent, Dan Milstein, tweeted Monday his client intends to sign with Vancouver when free agency opens July 13. Kuzmenko also pos...
Jun 20, 2022
MPs may get panic buttons to boost security, after minister says he got death threats
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he is looking into giving MPs panic buttons to increase their personal security. In an interview, Mendicino revealed he has been subject to death t...
Jun 20, 2022
Luxembourg's royal family took refuge in Canada during Second World War: Crown Prince
OTTAWA - The Crown Prince of Luxembourg, who is in Toronto on an official trade visit, is highlighting how family his took refuge in Canada during the Second World War. Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Ma...
Jun 20, 2022
Federal Court approves class-action on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed i...
Jun 20, 2022
Experts last to testify at coroner's inquiry into Quebec teen's police shooting death
SHERBROOKE, Que. - An expert told a Quebec coroner's inquiry into the police shooting of a 17-year-old teen today that the longer an intervention goes, the better the chance of a peaceful outcome. He ...
Jun 20, 2022
Hall of Famer Greg Vavra hoping Rourke can continue to blossom with B.C. Lions
Greg Vavra is firmly in B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke's corner. Rourke, a 24-year-old from Victoria, accounted for five touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) in B.C.'s season-opening 59-15 hom...
Jun 20, 2022