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Sweden won't seek Assange's detention, court rules
COPENHAGEN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedi...
Jun 03, 2019
A diminished 'Godzilla' still bests 'Rocketman,' 'Ma'
NEW YORK - The latest iteration of the Godzilla franchise took over the top spot from "Aladdin" and roared louder than Elton John at the weekend box office, but it still left a notably smaller footpri...
Jun 03, 2019
Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey has arrived at a Nantucket courthouse where a hearing is set in the case accusing him of groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016. The former "House of Cards" actor was no...
Jun 03, 2019
Trump, first lady meet with queen at Buckingham Palace
LONDON - President Donald Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II Monday during a three-day visit to Britain meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, although the trip was immediately at risk of be...
Jun 03, 2019
Crews called to put out fire near Slave Lake and find body of a man
Major Crimes in Slave Lake are investigating after a man's body was found near a fire. On Friday morning, just after 1:30 a.m., RCMP are fire services were called to the fire about 20 km west of the t...
Jun 03, 2019
'Bugger of a fight': Historians question criticism of Canada's Normandy battles
OTTAWA - D-Day: the letter stands for nothing, but the term itself represents a great deal more. It conjures indelible images of landing craft speeding towards the beaches of Normandy. Of ramps l...
Jun 03, 2019
Three confirmed dead in plane crash outside of Irvine
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Three people are confirmed to have died after a small plane that took off from the Medicine Hat Airport on Saturday crashed into a field outside of Irvine.According to the Transpo...
Jun 03, 2019 Photo: Taylor Chartrand
Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944
OTTAWA - Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET: Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from R...
Jun 03, 2019
Inquiry on missing, murdered Indigenous women released
GATINEAU, Que. - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women wants health service providers across Canada to develop programs that could help young people recognize the s...
Jun 03, 2019
A chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy
OTTAWA - A short chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy: May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944. Summ...
Jun 03, 2019