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Second World War amputee veteran reflects on D-Day 75th Anniversary
On June 6, 1944, Toronto's Allan Bacon was one of thousands of Canadians to arrive by boat on the shores of Juno Beach in Normandy, France.As this year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 99-year-old...
May 14, 2019
16th Annual Indigenous Gathering on Diabetes
Diabetes Canada event focusing on Self-Empowerment to learn self-management of diabetesDiabetes Canada will present the 16th annual Indigenous Gathering on Diabetes, Self-Empowerment on Wednesday, May...
May 14, 2019
City council approves new suggestions for PREDA board
Prince Albert city council has approved a revised list of suggested names for its new regional economic alliance after the first raised eyebrows amongst councillors. Local councillors quickly approved...
May 14, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
CP NewsAlert: Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the dead in a midair crash between sightseeing planes in Alaska. The department says the name or hometown of the vi...
May 14, 2019
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears ab...
May 14, 2019
NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four...
May 14, 2019
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - An active wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local state of emergency and several evacuations. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued a state of emer...
May 14, 2019
Diplomats visit Canadian think-tank expert in China custody
BEIJING - Diplomats have visited a Canadian think-tank expert whose detention in China is believed to be an attempt to pressure Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Canadian consular offic...
May 14, 2019
Trump's election boosted Israeli settlement construction
JERUSALEM - Israel's government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press. Bot...
May 14, 2019
Saudi Arabia says its oil infrastructure attacked by drones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Araba said drones attacked one of its oil pipelines as other assaults targeted energy infrastructure elsewhere in the kingdom on Tuesday, shortly after Yemen's rebe...
May 14, 2019
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