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Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after a key R...
May 08, 2025
Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada sa...
May 08, 2025
Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ - The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec's Far North says officers involved in a fatal shooting on Tuesday night were wearing body cameras. Quebec's police oversight agency announced We...
May 08, 2025
Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year. A new report from Quebec's stati...
May 08, 2025
Mistrial for Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after the jury couldn't reached a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot Patrick Lyoy...
May 08, 2025
Itoje picked as British and Irish Lions captain for rugby tour of Australia
Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions squad for the upcoming rugby tour of Australia. The 30-year-old lock is the first Englishman to captain the Lions since Martin Johnson in 2001 and w...
May 08, 2025
Harry Balfour School hosting Arbor Day ceremonial tree planting
The Grande Prairie Arbor Day Society will mark the annual tree planting holiday with a ceremonial tree planting at Harry Balfour School Thursday, May 8.The Society chooses a school every Arbor Day to ...
May 08, 2025
Homes destroyed, people fleeing as wildfires rage in eastern Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S - More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John's. Local resi...
May 08, 2025
80th anniversary of VE Day
May 8, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.VE is short for Victory in Europe and is the day World War II officially ended in Europe.It continued into August of 1945 in the Pacific.Over a millio...
May 08, 2025
$200K win on scratch ticket in High Prairie
A High Prairie local is $200,000 richer from a $10 100X THE CASH scratcher. Dale Smith says he enjoys playing instant-win lottery games like LIGHTNING LOTTO, POKER LOTTO, and the classic Scratch &...
May 08, 2025