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COVID-19 deaths brought Canadian life expectancy down, Quebec most affected: StatCan
MONTREAL - The federal statistics agency says the COVID-19 pandemic led to a drop in Canada's life expectancy in 2020. Statistics Canada says it estimates that life expectancy across the country decli...
Jun 01, 2021

O'Toole releases Pride video as handful of MPs oppose bill to ban conversion therapy
OTTAWA - A video promoting June as Pride month coupled with a concerted push to end the gay "blood ban" is what the Conservative Party of Canada looks like under Erin O'Toole as he works to prove once...
Jun 01, 2021

Miami Beach police questioning rapper DaBaby about shooting
MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby is being questioned by Miami Beach police regarding a shooting that wounded two people, officials said Tuesday. Jonathan Kirk, DaBaby's legal name, was one ...
Jun 01, 2021

Rested Winnipeg Jets eager to face high-flying Montreal Canadiens in round two
Defenceman Nate Thompson says the Winnipeg Jets are "itching to get going" after more than a week of watching hockey on screens instead of from the bench. Winnipeg hasn't played since May 24 when they...
Jun 01, 2021

Greenview Fire Rescue Services launch t-shirt campaign for PTSD Awareness Month
Greenview Fire Rescue Services has launched a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) awareness campaign which will have them selling custom t-shirts in the month of June.The campaign will take place as...
Jun 01, 2021

Outlets: LA County fire station shooting kills 1 firefighter
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - A shooting at a small Los Angeles County Fire Department station Tuesday killed one firefighter and wounded another, multiple media outlets reported. Sheriff's deputies re...
Jun 01, 2021

Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell
OTTAWA - The federal government reports the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says i...
Jun 01, 2021

Bombs in Afghan capital Kabul kill at least 10, wound 12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Three bombs rattled the Afghan capital Kabul late Tuesday killing at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, an Afghan government spokesman said. Two bombs explo...
Jun 01, 2021

A direction home: Bob Dylan album returned 48 years late
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - After nearly five decades of blowin' in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home: A man living in San Francisco has mailed the vinyl back to an O...
Jun 01, 2021

Rainbow crosswalk in Grande Prairie gets fresh coat of paint to launch Pride Month
The Grande Prairie Pride Society have put down a fresh coat of paint on the rainbow crosswalk at the corner of 103 Avenue and 98 Street in Grande Prairie.The tradition of repainting the crosswalk, whi...
Jun 01, 2021