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RCMP calls for service decline, offences rise in 2023
Police in Vernon responded to fewer calls, but saw more offences to end 2023.The fourth quarter report from the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said officers responded to 4,189 calls for service within the...
Apr 08, 2024

Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after months of mixed messages and specul...
Apr 08, 2024

Vatican blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as grave threats to human dignity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Monday declared sex change operations and surrogacy as grave threats to human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God...
Apr 08, 2024

Blue Jays finally back home after opening season with 10-game road trip
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are finally back home. Canada's only Major League Baseball team plays its 2024 home opener tonight against the Seattle Mariners after starting the season with a 10-game...
Apr 08, 2024

Traffic snarls a solar eclipse consideration for Canadian women's hockey team
UTICA, N.Y. - The Canadian women's hockey team was prepared for a wrinkle in their world championship schedule from Monday's solar eclipse. Canada was to face defending champion United States on Monda...
Apr 08, 2024

In the news today: Total solar eclipse set to fall over Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Total solar eclipse set to bring darkness and celestial awe to Canadian crowds ...
Apr 08, 2024

Solar eclipse forecast: here's where to find the best view of totality in Canada
A total solar eclipse is set to cross through parts of Canada today, offering crowds in its path a dazzling view of the astronomical wonder. That is, if clouds don't get in the way. Some popular viewi...
Apr 08, 2024

The Latest developments related to the total solar eclipse set for parts of Canada
A total solar eclipse is set to pass through parts of Atlantic and central Canada today, bringing darkness and a possible moment of celestial awe to massive crowds expected to gather in its path. Here...
Apr 08, 2024

As Sudan crisis rages, resettlement stalled; groups urge Ottawa to do more to help
OTTAWA - Canada has yet to reunite a single family with relatives who are trying to escape conflict-racked Sudan, while diaspora groups are demanding the federal government do more to end a yearlong c...
Apr 08, 2024

PM's national security adviser, PMO staff to testify at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - The public inquiry studying alleged meddling in Canada's most recent elections will hear from the prime minister's national security adviser today. Nathalie Drouin was named to the post in Ja...
Apr 08, 2024

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