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US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during the last week of July, according to a senior admin...
Jul 14, 2021
Warning about aggressive coyotes after toddler attacked, bitten, in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - A two-year-old girl is recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by a coyote while walking through Stanley Park, in Vancouver. The Conservation Officer Service says it happened ar...
Jul 14, 2021
Westwood, still without a major, reaches unwanted milestone
SANDWICH, England (AP) - The unwanted milestone Lee Westwood has been creeping toward is finally here. The British Open at Royal St. George's will be Westwood's 88th major championship, and no other p...
Jul 14, 2021
Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A former Haitian senator, a fired government official and an informant for the U.S. government are the latest suspects identified as part of a sweeping investigation into ...
Jul 14, 2021
Chinese parents, abducted son reunited after 24 years
BANGKOK (AP) - After 24 years of heartache and searching, a Chinese couple was reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate. Guo Gangtang and his wife, Zhang Wenge, h...
Jul 14, 2021
Nanaimo vet clinics strained by labour shortage
NANAIMO - A long time employee of a south Nanaimo veterinary clinic says more professionals are required to care for sick and injured pets.Erika Boulet, manager of Petroglyph Animal Hospital, said Nan...
Jul 14, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Tea leaves point to fall federal election, Liberal majority
SUDDENLY, A FEDERAL ELECTION is very much a topic of conversation. Oh, we'd always had our suspicions that we'd have to go to the polls again this fall, but it's a near-certainty now.In Kamloops-Thomp...
Jul 14, 2021
Pope Francis seen leaving hospital 10 days after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon. Witnesses said a car carrying Francis, 84, was seen leaving Rome...
Jul 14, 2021
Permanent residency application rejections, new submarines: In The News for July 14
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 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 14, 2021
Navy kicks off long-anticipated push to replace Canada's beleaguered submarine fleet
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is launching its long-anticipated push to replace Canada's beleaguered submarine fleet, setting the stage for what will almost certainly be an extremely controversial ...
Jul 14, 2021
