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Karolina Muchova beats Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open to reach her first Grand Slam final
PARIS (AP) - Unseeded Karolina Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the last place she expected, saving a match point and using a stirring comeback to grab the last five games despite dealing...
Jun 08, 2023
Liberals face growing calls to create LGBTQ envoy, modelled on Biden appointment
OTTAWA - The Liberals are facing mounting calls to appoint a senior diplomat to advocate for LGBTQ people abroad, including within their caucus. The Dignity Network, a coalition of Canadian groups tha...
Jun 08, 2023
SOUND OFF: Keep yourself and your community safe this summer
THE CURRENT WILDFIRE SEASON in B.C. is already setting records, and with more hot weather on the horizon it could spell disaster. A campfire ban is now being implemented in the Kamloops Fire Centre an...
Jun 08, 2023
Amended bill that would extend citizenship rights to some born abroad heads to House
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs has approved Citizenship Act changes that allow some born abroad to adopt their Canadian parent's citizenship, despite objections from Conservatives about a lack of due pro...
Jun 08, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get a life-saving organ transplant. Annette Lewis was ...
Jun 08, 2023
Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It's the second st...
Jun 08, 2023
Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It's the second st...
Jun 08, 2023
Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill. Trudeau hoisted the flag that celebrates the LG...
Jun 08, 2023
Showers likely for southern B.C., as wildfires cut air quality, challenge control
VANCOUVER - For the first time this year, air quality advisories are posted for part of Vancouver Island and a large section of the Lower Mainland as smoke from several wildfires wafts over the region...
Jun 08, 2023
Quebec fires: fierce fight in Normétal as flames within 500 metres of municipality
MONTREAL - Quebec's wildfire fight is focused today in the province's northern region where flames have reached the doorstep of a municipality of roughly 800 people. Authorities say a wildfire is with...
Jun 08, 2023
