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Quebec police investigate killing of man allegedly linked to organized crime
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are looking for a suspect in the Canada Day slaying of a man in the First Nations territory of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. Police identified the victim as Arsne M...
Jul 02, 2021
Solidarity Walk/Run on Canada Day aims to remember, honour children of residential schools
A group of supporters took to the streets Thursday for the Every Child Matters Solidarity Walk/Run in the North Battleford area on Canada Day.Dustin Haaland organized the event."I wanted to do the wal...
Jul 02, 2021
Nova Scotia mass killing: investigation launched into release of 911 recordings
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia RCMP have called in the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the unauthorized release of 911 calls recorded the night a lone gunman started a killing rampage that led to ...
Jul 02, 2021
Elsa strengthens into season's 1st hurricane in Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it battered the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports, ...
Jul 02, 2021
Fire devastation in B.C. and Canada Day reckoning: In The News for July 2
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 July 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 02, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 02, 2021
'So excited to be a police officer:' Mother remembers Mountie killed in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - Melanie Patton last saw her son over the May long weekend when they met for a belated Mother's Day celebration in Saskatoon. Mother's Day is a big tradition in the Patton family, complete ...
Jul 02, 2021
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - After nearly 20 years the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attac...
Jul 01, 2021
Raptors' Harris "dismissed and disqualified" from NBA for anti-drug program violation
Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris has been "dismissed and disqualified" from the NBA for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program. The NBA made the announcement on Thursday. Under the an...
Jul 01, 2021
Fire destroys most homes and buildings in Lytton, B.C.; some residents missing
Residents of a community in British Columbia's Interior desperately searched for loved ones and tried to process the loss of their homes on Thursday after learning that most of the village of Lytton h...
Jul 01, 2021