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Sandra Oh, Donovan Bailey among dozens appointed to Order of Canada
Film and TV actress Sandra Oh and track champion Donovan Bailey are among dozens of performers, athletes, advocates and experts newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon an...
Jun 29, 2022
Sandra Oh, Donovan Bailey among dozens appointed to Order of Canada
Film and TV actress Sandra Oh and track champion Donovan Bailey are among dozens of performers, athletes, advocates and experts newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon an...
Jun 29, 2022
Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican despite abortion stance
ROME (AP) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of ab...
Jun 29, 2022
Cancelled Canada Day parades, Canada's role in NATO : In The News for June 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 29, 2022
Police chief says two suspects dead, no members of public hurt in B.C. bank shootout
SAANICH, B.C. - The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died. Chief...
Jun 29, 2022
Some cities rethinking Canada Day parades amid rising costs, funding challenges
MONTREAL - Canada Day celebrations are making a return after two years of scaled-down festivities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some Canadians hoping to catch a traditional parade may be out o...
Jun 29, 2022
NATO chief: alliances faces biggest challenge since WWII
MADRID (AP) - The NATO military alliance faces its biggest challenge since World War II amid the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. Stoltenberg said NATO allies meet "i...
Jun 29, 2022
NATO embarks on greatest overhaul since Cold War, but Canada's role remains uncertain
MADRID - Russian troops poured into Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24, invading by land and sea as airstrikes rained down on cities, in an all-out attack unlike anything seen in Europe since the Secon...
Jun 29, 2022
Mile High magic: Avs add to Denver's title town run on ice
DENVER (AP) - How's this for a hat trick: The Mile High City is now home to the Stanley Cup, NCAA and national high school hockey champions. There must be something in the (frozen) water around Denver...
Jun 28, 2022
Yastrzemski's bat, glove help Giants hold off Tigers 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run single and made a beautiful catch in the outfield on Miguel Cabrera's sharp liner, and the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on T...
Jun 28, 2022