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Quebec coroner to probe death of man who requested assisted death due to bedsores
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has called an inquest into the death of a quadriplegic man who had requested and received medical assistance in dying after developing severe bedsores during a hospit...
Jun 25, 2024
Canadian hurdler Malik Metivier eyes final shot at Paris at Canadian Olympic trials
The pressure is heavy, but the opportunity is massive for Malik Metivier. The Toronto hurdler will be competing at the Canadian track and field Olympic trials that run from Wednesday through Sunday in...
Jun 25, 2024
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior U.N. officials have told Israel they will suspend aid operations across Gaza unless urgent steps are taken to better protect humanitarian workers, two U.N. officials say. A U....
Jun 25, 2024
Kylian Mbappé starting for France at Euro 2024 and will wear a mask against Poland
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp returned to France's starting lineup for the match against Poland at the European Championship on Tuesday, eight days after breaking his nose. Mbapp, France's cap...
Jun 25, 2024
Charron, Santavy named to Canada's weightlifting team at Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Gold medallist Maude Charron, of Rimouski, Que., will lead Canada's two-person weightlifting team at the Paris Olympics. Charron, who won weightlifting gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021, will ...
Jun 25, 2024
‘Insurance people will be busy’: Carrot River cleans up storm damage
Carrot River has been hard at work cleaning up after a massive storm took out trees, roofs and power lines in the community.The town near Nipawin in the province's northeast was among the communities ...
Jun 25, 2024
Seasonal Launch Of Healthy Beaches Online Program
The Government of Saskatchewan's Healthy Beaches water quality monitoring program is ready for another Saskatchewan summer. The Healthy Beaches program monitors and reports on the water quality at sel...
Jun 25, 2024
Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors to decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - Attorneys launched closing arguments Tuesday in the long-running murder trial of Karen Read, in which jurors were presented with two starkly different accounts of either a callous...
Jun 25, 2024
UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrive in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a su...
Jun 25, 2024
South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South, probably carrying trash
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South that are likely to be carrying trash. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the balloons were moving...
Jun 25, 2024
