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Hotline to help human trafficking victims, educate public launches across Canada
A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps i...
May 31, 2019
Dutch hostage held by Filipino militants killed in gunbattle
MANILA, Philippines - A long-held Dutch hostage was fatally shot by his militant captors Friday when he tried to escape during a gunbattle in the jungles of the southern Philippines, military official...
May 31, 2019
Record flooding causes levee breach in western Arkansas
DARDANELLE, Ark. - Officials say a levee along the Arkansas River has breached, prompting an evacuation of a rural area in the western part of the state. The levee breached early Friday at Dardanelle,...
May 31, 2019
Oregon, awash in marijuana, takes steps to curb production
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is lo...
May 31, 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...
May 31, 2019
Juno Beach museum feeling financial pinch despite federal support
OTTAWA - Garth Webb was a 25-year-old lieutenant when he landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, one of thousands of Canadian soldiers to take part in the greatest amphibious landing in mil...
May 31, 2019
In the news today, May 29
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 29 --- O'REGAN TO VISIT MERCURY-DAMAGED GRASSY NARROWS Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an ...
May 31, 2019
In the news today, May 31
Four stories in the news for Friday, May 31 --- RAPTORS WIN IN FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE U.S. In a historic victory, the first NBA Finals game to be played outside of the United St...
May 31, 2019
O'Regan and Grassy Narrows fail to meet proposed agreement on health facility
OTTAWA - The federal government failed to reach a planned agreement Wednesday on a specialized health facility with a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by mercury contamination. Ott...
May 31, 2019
Sentencing hearing to continue for Calgary couple convicted in son's death
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to continue today for a Calgary couple convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son. A jury last fall found Jennifer and Jeromie Clark guilty of crimina...
May 31, 2019
