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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to take part in G20 despite Russia's presence
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will take part in a G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week, even though Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also expected to attend. In...
Jul 5, 2022
Some Quebec overnight camps are being forced to close following COVID-19 outbreaks
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec summer camps says at least three overnight camps have temporarily shut down following COVID-19 outbreaks, mostly among counsellors. Association des camps ...
Jul 5, 2022
Court martial planned for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial. Warrant Officer Jam...
Jul 5, 2022
Canada first ally to ratify NATO membership bids from Sweden, Finland
OTTAWA - Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership. The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau ...
Jul 5, 2022
2 key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson's government
LONDON (AP) - Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Suna...
Jul 5, 2022
Vancouver's June home sales down 35% from last year, 16% from May: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales dropped by about 35 per cent since last June and 16 per cent from May 2022 as houses remained on the market longer a...
Jul 5, 2022
SOUND OFF: Summer events in Kamloops are back in business
EVERY YEAR, 1.9 million people visit Kamloops - and not just for the tournaments that the city is known for. Kamloops has a thriving creative community, with a vibrant art and music scene, as well as ...
Jul 5, 2022
Familiar outrage greets deadly Illinois shooting; weapon was legally purchased: mayor
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The mayor of the Chicago suburb scarred by America's latest mass shooting says she was once the alleged gunman's Cub Scout pack leader. Nancy Rotering tells CNN that she expects ...
Jul 5, 2022
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
OTTAWA - Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Heal...
Jul 5, 2022
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kyrgios due in court in Australia
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month, and a lawyer representing him said Tuesday the "precise nature of" the allegations "...
Jul 5, 2022
