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Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country's exiled opposition leader visits Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has laid sanctions on 21 people accused...
Apr 15, 2024
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
OTTAWA - The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires - a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinso...
Apr 15, 2024
Missing Kansas women confirmed dead, kids safe, 4 charged with kidnapping and murder
GUYMON, Okla. (AP) - Authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went missing on a trip to Oklahoma to pick up children for a birthday party. Two bodies were recovered in rural ...
Apr 15, 2024
Coroner's inquest opens into Quebec firefighter flood deaths in May 2023
LA MALBAIE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region. Coroner Andre Kronstrm is ...
Apr 15, 2024
Red River Mutual Providing $150,000 to Improve Community Spaces
Spruce Up Your Story Celebrates its Fifth Year of Bringing Communities Together Applications are now open for this year's Red River Mutual community sponsorship initiative, Spruce Up Your Story, which...
Apr 15, 2024
Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press inv...
Apr 15, 2024
Dry weather and a lack of moisture could cause issues during seeding
It's looking like it could be another dry year for farmers.In its most recent report, the Water Security Agency said drought-like conditions could be prevalent again this year, and that many different...
Apr 15, 2024
Months after its peers, Canada sanctions Sudanese linked to year-long civil war
OTTAWA - Canada is announcing sanctions against those it blames for perpetuating Sudan's civil war, as the conflict enters its second year. For months, Africa experts and the NDP have criticized the L...
Apr 15, 2024
Switzerland's Hug recovers from crash to win 7th men's wheelchair race at Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) - Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men...
Apr 15, 2024
Sharp rise in OD deaths demand better policies for those in their 20s, 30s: study
A new study calls for targeted harm-reduction policies after finding a quarter of deaths among people in their 20s and 30s were due to opioids in 2021.Researchers from the University of Toronto say th...
Apr 15, 2024