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'Bugger of a fight': Historians question criticism of Canada's Normandy battles
OTTAWA - D-Day: the letter stands for nothing, but the term itself represents a great deal more. It conjures indelible images of landing craft speeding towards the beaches of Normandy. Of ramps l...
Jun 03, 2019
Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944
OTTAWA - Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET: Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from R...
Jun 03, 2019
Inquiry on missing, murdered Indigenous women released
GATINEAU, Que. - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women wants health service providers across Canada to develop programs that could help young people recognize the s...
Jun 03, 2019
A chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy
OTTAWA - A short chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy: May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944. Summ...
Jun 03, 2019
Residents help fire crews suppress Sahali grass fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews and Sahali residents combined to prevent a grass fire from doing serious damage near Sahali Secondary School last night. Platoon captain Daryl Cooper says they were called out ar...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie
In the news today, June 3
Twelve stories in the news for Monday, June 3 --- CANADA SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT EMBASSY IN VENEZUELA Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying President ...
Jun 03, 2019
Canada suspends operations at embassy in Venezuela
OTTAWA - Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying President Nicolas Maduro's regime is increasingly clamping down on diplomats who oppose his rule. The diplomats'...
Jun 03, 2019
The War to June 6, 1944: How the decisions surrounding D-Day came about
OTTAWA - THE WAR TO JUNE 6: Allied fortunes had rebounded by 1944 after the massive German conquests of 1940-41. British and American armies had driven the Germans from North Africa and Sicily, forced...
Jun 03, 2019
Notes on Game 2 of the NBA Finals
TORONTO - Some notes on Game 2 of the NBA Finals after Golden State's 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. - The Warriors won a road game for the 23rd straight playoff series, ex...
Jun 03, 2019
After dominant NBA Finals opener, Raptors' Siakam struggles in Game 2 loss
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam could do no wrong in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Three nights later, the script was flipped. After starring with 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting in the Toronto Raptors' series-ope...
Jun 03, 2019
