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D-Day veteran from Abbotsford, B.C., to receive France's highest honour
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelge...
Jun 06, 2024
Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to del...
Jun 05, 2024
At least 4 people killed, 23 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
PRAGUE (AP) - A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 23 others, officials said early Thursday. Interior Minister Vt Ra...
Jun 05, 2024
Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says
The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders during routine checkups and other medical visits. The society released new guide...
Jun 05, 2024
The sun rises over Normandy's beaches on D-Day's 80th anniversary
UTAH BEACH, France (AP) - As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it's rising again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago, kicking off intense anniversary commemor...
Jun 05, 2024
Israel’s military says it targeted 'Hamas compound' in a school. Hamas-linked media says 39 killed
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Thursday it targeted what it called a "Hamas compound" inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media reported killed at least 32 people...
Jun 05, 2024
Kiner-Falefa drives in winning run to give Blue Jays a 3-2 walkoff win over Orioles
TORONTO - Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in Cavan Biggio with the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday at Rogers Centre...
Jun 05, 2024
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Greg Stewart wants another shot
What can't Greg Stewart do? Stay retired, for one.Fresh off a shot put silver medal at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan last month, Stewart is looking ahead to the Paralympic Games in P...
Jun 05, 2024
Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to rep...
Jun 05, 2024
B.C. teachers' union denies Holocaust education group funds, recognition: advocates
VANCOUVER - Jewish organizations say the British Columbia Teachers' Federation has denied specialist recognition of a Holocaust education group, making it ineligible to receive union funding as a teac...
Jun 05, 2024
