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WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA - The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has ...
May 18, 2020
Team member killed in Snowbirds crash remembered as proud native of Halifax
HALIFAX - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax. Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died...
May 18, 2020
New protest in Albania over National Theater demolition
TIRANA, Albania - Albanian artists and opposition party supporters gathered for a second day Monday to protest authorities' demolition of the crumbling National Theater building in the capital, which ...
May 18, 2020
Biden vowing to rip up Keystone XL approvals if former VP wins White House
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's campaign says the former vice-president will rip up President Donald Trump's approvals for the Keystone XL pipeline if he takes over the White House next year. Campaign o...
May 18, 2020
Asylum seekers on front line of Quebec's COVID-19 battle in care homes
MONTREAL - Some of the of asylum seekers who have come to Canada in recent years have found the path to a new life has taken them straight to the front lines of Quebec's COVID-19 c...
May 18, 2020
Retired defence chief defends Snowbirds' 'fantastic' Tutor jets
OTTAWA - While military investigators search for answers into Sunday's deadly Snowbird crash, one former chief of defence staff says the aerobatic team's 57-year-old Tutor jet is a "fantastic" aircraf...
May 18, 2020
Two dead, two in hospital in suspected targeted shooting in Oakville, Ont.
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Police say two people are dead and two others are in hospital after a shooting early Saturday morning in Oakville, Ont., west of Toronto. Halton Regional Police say they got...
May 18, 2020
BC RCMP remind boaters to be safe this Safe Boating Awareness Week
SURREY- BC RCMP are reminding the public of several key things when it comes to being safe on the water this Safe Boating Awareness Week (May 16-22), as the COVID-19 crisis poses new risks.A release b...
May 18, 2020
Source: Woodbine Entertainment establishes date for $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - The $1-million Queen's Plate will remain North America's longest, continuously run stakes race. According to a source, Woodbine Entertainment will stage the opening leg of Canada's Triple Cr...
May 18, 2020
Blooming buds mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War
PRINCE GEORGE- Although a gathering will not be held this year, the tulips are still blooming.Every year since 1994, the local Dutch Community has commemorated the Liberation of Holland from German Oc...
May 18, 2020