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Israeli military says gunman kills 2 soldiers along Egyptian border
JERUSALEM (AP) - A shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border killed two Israeli soldiers Saturday, the army said, in a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. The military sai...
Jun 03, 2023
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023
Elena Rybakina, reigning Wimbledon champion, pulls out of French Open because she is sick
PARIS (AP) - Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick. The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd...
Jun 03, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps make pitch towards families as inflation, expenses hit fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have the fourth lowest attendance in Major League Soccer, but the team's president and sporting director is defending the fan experience at B.C. Place. Axel Schuste...
Jun 03, 2023
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer
The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...
Jun 03, 2023
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer
The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...
Jun 03, 2023
'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history
OTTAWA - The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide ...
Jun 03, 2023
Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong's silenced Tiananmen vigil
VANCOUVER - Some members of Canada's Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong's renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square f...
Jun 03, 2023
Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires
HALIFAX - There are hopes that heavy rain in the forecast could bring relief to Nova Scotia firefighters, who are struggling to bring a major Halifax-area wildfire under control. Halifax Deputy Fire C...
Jun 03, 2023
