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5 migrants have died while crossing the English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill

5 migrants have died while crossing the English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill

United Kingdom Apr 23, 2024 / 6:57 am

Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the...

Unai Emery agrees Aston Villa contract extension until 2027

Unai Emery agrees Aston Villa contract extension until 2027

Soccer Apr 23, 2024 / 6:47 am

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has extended his contract until 2027, the club said Tuesday. Emery has overseen an impressive turnaround at the Premier League...

RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

Montreal Apr 23, 2024 / 6:44 am

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged after they allegedly took part in a conspiracy to...

Canada downs Scotland 12-5, remains unbeaten at mixed curling worlds

Canada downs Scotland 12-5, remains unbeaten at mixed curling worlds

Sports Apr 23, 2024 / 6:22 am

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott scored six in the sixth end to clinch a 12-5 win over Scotland at the world mixed doubles curling...

Ten Hag comes out fighting and calls reactions to Man United's FA Cup semifinal win 'a disgrace'

Ten Hag comes out fighting and calls reactions to Man United's FA Cup semifinal win 'a disgrace'

Soccer Apr 23, 2024 / 6:16 am

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After limping into the FA Cup final, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag came out fighting on Tuesday. His team was roundly...

Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

BC Apr 23, 2024 / 6:10 am

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has told a B.C. strata to repay all the fines it levied against a tenant after deciding his alleged puffing violated its...

Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

BC Apr 23, 2024 / 6:01 am

On a rainy Friday this month, industry executives and government officials were sitting on the fourth floor of a Vancouver casino hotel. From the stage, a pitch...

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Montana Apr 23, 2024 / 5:55 am

A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was...

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

Canada Apr 23, 2024 / 5:51 am

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before...

Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant

Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant

Arizona Apr 23, 2024 / 5:45 am

An Arizona judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. The...

Trudeau in Saskatoon today highlighting budget's youth, education and health measures

Trudeau in Saskatoon today highlighting budget's youth, education and health measures

Canada Apr 23, 2024 / 5:44 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today. An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight...

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

Canada Apr 23, 2024 / 5:43 am

The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect...

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Canada Apr 23, 2024 / 5:40 am

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound...

2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 people on board

2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 people on board

Malaysia Apr 23, 2024 / 5:39 am

Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters...

German EU lawmaker's aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China

German EU lawmaker's aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Germany Apr 23, 2024 / 5:31 am

A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The...

SD73 board picks Sníne as name of new Kamloops elementary school

SD73 board picks Sníne as name of new Kamloops elementary school

Kamloops Apr 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

A new school being built in Pineview Valley will be called Sníne elementary, according to the Kamloops-Thompson school district, despite overwhelming...

Some risk ahead for Kelowna's water supply

Some risk ahead for Kelowna's water supply

Kelowna Apr 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

The planning manager for Kelowna's utilities is painting a less than rosy outlook for Kelowna's water supply. And, while Rod MacLean says drinking water...

Councillor plans to propose more zoning changes for the Sicamous section of the rail trail

Councillor plans to propose more zoning changes for the Sicamous section of the rail trail

Sicamous Apr 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

Zoning issues for the Sicamous section of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail were resolved when the District of Sicamous council voted unanimously to pass...

West Kelowna council holds final meeting in temporary digs Tuesday

West Kelowna council holds final meeting in temporary digs Tuesday

West Kelowna Apr 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

West Kelowna city council will bid a not-so-fond farewell to the temporary digs it has called home since the COVID-19 pandemic. With occupancy of the new city...

Committee hopes to have North Shore social support hub running by winter

Committee hopes to have North Shore social support hub running by winter

Kamloops Apr 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

The City of Kamloops says a future North Shore access hub — a site where the city’s most vulnerable residents can access shelter and supports...

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