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Largest fire grows, force evacuation of wildlife station
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The nation's largest wildfire torched more dry forest in Oregon and forced the evacuation of a wildlife research station Monday as firefighters had to retreat from the flames for...
Jul 19, 2021
Commemoration held for Indigenous children who disappeared in Quebec hospitals
MONTREAL - Members of the Atikamekw nation are holding four days of commemorations for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals. A ceremony on the traditional terri...
Jul 19, 2021
Muslim council issues recommendations ahead of national Islamophobia summit this week
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has released a lengthy list of policy recommendations for elected officials ahead of a national summit on Islamophobia this week.The organization is holding ev...
Jul 19, 2021
Canadian country star Aaron Pritchett remembers family member killed in Kelowna crane collapse
KELOWNA - A prince of a man.That's how Canadian country star Aaron Pritchett described his beloved second cousin, Cailen Vilness, who was killed in last Monday's horrific crane collapse in Kelowna, B....
Jul 19, 2021
NewsAlert: Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021
Kamloops residents allowed to attend council meetings in person again
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is allowing residents back to council meetings and public hearings under Step Three of B.C.'s Restart.All Kamloops meetings are currently being held in the Valley First...
Jul 19, 2021
Capitol rioter who breached Senate sentenced to 8 months
CHICAGO - A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insu...
Jul 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the number of active reported cases in t...
Jul 19, 2021
Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing ...
Jul 19, 2021
Green party confirms non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul cancelled
OTTAWA - The Green party has confirmed a planned non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul is off the table until at least the next general meeting of members. In a short statement posted to the...
Jul 19, 2021
