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RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino
CARBERRY, Man. - Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash. Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino...
Jun 16, 2023

Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Canada's top court will deliver the final word Friday on whether the pact between Canada and the United States to control the flow of asylum seekers violates their fundamental rights. The Saf...
Jun 16, 2023

Some Chinese Canadians embrace 'white people food' movement, others are baffled
VANCOUVER - Cheese sticks and a bagel. A boiled egg with raw broccoli. A fat ball of burrata cheese sitting atop a pile of green grapes. Welcome to the divisive world of "white people food," a movemen...
Jun 16, 2023

'Hero to me': Kyiv's memory wall a reminder of losses in Ukraine-Russian conflicts
KYIV, Ukraine - Yuri Pisarenko reaches high up on the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, pulls down a faded portrait of his grandson and reverently puts an identical photo in its place. T...
Jun 16, 2023

Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring. Francis, 86, left in a wheelchair, ...
Jun 15, 2023

Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens
PERRYTON, Texas (AP) - A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, killing three people, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another in a series of fie...
Jun 15, 2023

Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at Los Angeles Country Club
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rickie Fowler can always say he was the first to shoot 62 in the U.S. Open. But only by about 15 minutes. Xander Schauffele soon matched him on the North course at Los Angeles Count...
Jun 15, 2023

Stampeders spoil Redblacks' home opener with first win of season
OTTAWA - Jake Maier threw for 304 yards and scored a rushing touchdown as the Calgary Stampeders spoiled the Ottawa Redblacks' home opener with a 26-15 victory at TD Place on Thursday. Ottawa fell to ...
Jun 15, 2023

Canadian men blank Panama to move into CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Goals by Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies moved the Canadian men to within one win of their first trophy in 23 years with a 2-0 victory Thursday over Panama in CONCACAF Nations League se...
Jun 15, 2023

Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada
The deadly crash in Manitoba between a bus full of seniors and a semi has brought renewed attention on the safety of numerous so-called at-grade intersections on Canadian highways. BC Trucking Associa...
Jun 15, 2023