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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
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
Tough catch restrictions won't take bite out of B.C. salmon fishing experience
VICTORIA - The sign that welcomes anglers to Campbell River, B.C., "The Salmon Capital of the World," isn't going anywhere this summer despite tough, new federal catch restrictions protecting&nbs...
Jun 03, 2019
Second trial to start for Alberta couple in son's meningitis death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A new trial is to begin for an Alberta couple who used homemade remedies instead of seeking medical help for their toddler who died of bacterial meningitis. A j...
Jun 03, 2019
