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Ottawa's Terry Fox statue to move to make way for new parliamentary building
OTTAWA - The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to make way for a new building to house MPs and senators, committee rooms and an Indigenous Peoples' space. The planned ...
May 16, 2022
Rugby player Elton Jantjies arrested after airplane incident
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies was charged Monday with malicious damage to property and contravening aviation laws after allegedly breaking a TV screen and swe...
May 16, 2022
More training camp practices cancelled as CFL strike continues
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats cancelled a second day of training-camp practices Monday as the CFL players' strike entered its second day. Talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association broke o...
May 16, 2022
Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is ...
May 16, 2022
Alberta premier visits U.S. capital to talk North American energy security
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Washington in an effort to convince Capitol Hill lawmakers that his province is their best bet for North American energy security. Kenney is meeting wit...
May 16, 2022
Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso's fashion week. Designers say they are striving to make the West Afri...
May 16, 2022
Document details initial response to Nova Scotia mass shooting by RCMP tactical team
HALIFAX - An RCMP tactical team tasked with tracking down a mass shooter in April 2020 was dealing with the aftermath of his deadly toll in Portapique, N.S., when it was alerted hours later that he ha...
May 16, 2022
US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. The confirmed numb...
May 16, 2022
Blazers blank Giants 6-0, advance to conference final
KAMLOOPS - It took an extra road trip to Langley to seal the deal, but the Kamloops Blazers punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals in the 2022 Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs.After...
May 16, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Royal precedent shows quick visit by Pope is totally doable
POPE FRANCIS won't be coming to Kamloops during his visit to Canada in July. Instead, he'll make stops in Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit.The rationale behind the itinerary makes sense: the pope's ...
May 16, 2022
