VICTORIA – British Columbia officials have rebutted claims that drugs prescribed through the province’s safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping fuel the deadly opioid crisis. B.C.’s representative for children and youth, Jennifer Charlesworth, says her office hasn’t seen any indication that youth […]
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The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she has no interest in becoming the new leader of NATO as the trans-Atlantic military alliance seeks a successor to Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, has been NATO secretary general since 2014. His term was due […]
By Nojoud Al Mallees
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to use procedural tools to delay passage of the federal budget in the House of Commons if the Liberals don’t meet his demands. But Liberal House leader Mark Holland says the federal government won’t cower over the Tory threats. “We will continue to work […]
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Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity. Bill Blair and six other federal cabinet ministers provided an update […]
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Fort Frances Power Corporation staff were on site on Scott Street in downtown Fort Frances this morning, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, as the annual flower baskets were lined up along the sidewalk to be hung from light fixtures. The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre, who organize Project Petunia each […]
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PARIS (AP) – Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are in the French Open semifinals for the first time. The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to set up a semifinal against the unseeded Muchova. The Czech beat 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-2. Muchova and […]
By Stephen Whyno
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Matthew Tkachuk lined up Jack Eichel and leveled him with a thunderous open-ice hit that sent him to the ice. Eichel quickly skated off and retreated to the locker room, for more than a few moments putting a scare into the Vegas Golden Knights late in […]
By Binaj Gurubacharya
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains said Tuesday that she can achieve her goal in half the time she initially planned. Kristin Harila, on return to Nepal’s capital from the mountains on Tuesday, said […]
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Hazy, smoky conditions are engulfing the nation’s capital, and Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the region. The federal department says high levels of air pollution have developed in Ottawa, Gatineau and other nearby municipalities due to smoke from nearby wildfires. Wildfires in Quebec and Southeastern […]
By Doug Ferguson
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The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world. As part of the deal, the sides are dropping all lawsuits involving LIV Golf […]
By Sarah Ritchie
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The union representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling the deal to privatize rehabilitation services a failure, six months after it was implemented. A contract with Lifemark Health Group and WCG International Consultants was supposed to take the strain off case managers and help veterans access services. The two […]
By Paul Wiseman And Fatima Hussein
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The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty agency, which estimates that the international economy will expand just […]
