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Palestinian march in Paris defies ban, is met by tear gas
PARIS (AP) - French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital. Hundreds...
May 15, 2021
Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia has again delayed its national election after some opposition parties said they wouldn't take part and as conflict in the country's Tigray region means no vote is being ...
May 15, 2021
'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for sale
WAYNE, Alta. - Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last Chance Saloon in the ghost tow...
May 15, 2021
Real or hoax? Quebec scholars probe mystery letter allegedly from Titanic passenger
MONTREAL - Researchers from Universit du Qubec Rimouski are trying to solve the mystery about whether a letter in a bottle washed up in New Brunswick in 2017 is from a young victim of the Titanic. The...
May 15, 2021
'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for sale
WAYNE, Alta. - Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last Chance Saloon in the ghost tow...
May 15, 2021
One in custody after gunfire report in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake had an eventful Friday morning after responding to a gunfire report.The report came in about 9:30 a.m. from the area of Dog Creek Road and Bond Lake Road. T...
May 15, 2021
Real or hoax? Quebec scholars probe mystery letter allegedly from Titanic passenger
MONTREAL - Researchers from Universit du Qubec Rimouski are trying to solve the mystery about whether a letter in a bottle washed up in New Brunswick in 2017 is from a young victim of the Titanic. The...
May 15, 2021
Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples wi...
May 15, 2021
Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples wi...
May 15, 2021
Emails reveal close communication between government, transport regulator on refunds
OTTAWA - Advocates, experts and opposition MPs say correspondence showing close communication between the federal Transport Department and the Canadian Transportation Agency around passenger refunds t...
May 15, 2021