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Justice committee votes to expunge words of Christchurch shooter from record
OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand will be expunged from the parliamentary record after a vote in the House of Commons justice committee T...
Jun 04, 2019
Stan the Man: Wawrinka's 5-set French win gets him Federer
PARIS - This is why Stan Wawrinka went through two operations on his left knee in the span of a month. Why he dealt with the rigours of rehabilitating that joint. Why he did all the work, on and off t...
Jun 04, 2019
In Asian-led 'Always Be My Maybe,' ethnicity is secondary
The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot. It's just stand-up comedian and actress Ali Wong and "Fresh Off t...
Jun 04, 2019
World's biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers
PARIS - No more Nutella?! French workers are threatening as much, bringing the world's biggest Nutella factory to a near-standstill in a showdown over salary negotiations. Tensions have been mounting ...
Jun 04, 2019
Barenboim's tenure at Berlin's Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep him at the opera house until 2027. Klaus Lederer, Berli...
Jun 04, 2019
Powell says Fed stands ready to respond to trade conflicts
WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economic expansion if it decides that...
Jun 04, 2019
Officer, K-9 partner and semi driver rushed to hospital after crash
KELOWNA - A Kelowna RCMP officer, his K-9 partner and a semi driver were all rushed for medical treatment following an accident on Highway 33 near Loseth last evening. Police say the officer was respo...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tattoos lead to arrest of escapee
SALMON ARM- Sometimes ink looks nice, But an escaped inmate who police had been looking for, for nearly 3 years was busted in Salmon Arm... because of his tattoos. An officer recognized the man, but w...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Purcell opera performed in cemetery catacombs
NEW YORK - "When I am laid in earth," the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas." Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting than ...
Jun 04, 2019
Italy's Salvini warns of government crisis
ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is warning that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its coalit...
Jun 04, 2019
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