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Princess Anne lays wreath at B.C. veteran's cemetery; receives 21-gun salute
ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Princess Anne paid tribute to veterans buried at a cemetery in British Columbia today, laying a wreath to honour the more than 2,500 military personnel and family members buried there. The princess spent more than an hour touring the God's Acre cemetery, a national historic site in Esquimalt, B.C., that dates back to 1868. The visit to the secluded, tree-covered cemetery is part of her three-day visit to B.C., which started Friday at North Vancouver with her participation in th
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Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
MONTREAL — Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can't forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America's Volendam in April 2022. The 1,500 refugees, who had fled their homeland two months earlier after Russia's invasion triggered an ongoing war there, boarded the ship with their scant possessions largely packed in plastic bags. The ship they boarded at the Port of Rotterdam would be their home for the next six months. "You looked at the kids,
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2024 Hot Docs 'The Day Iceland Stood Still': For 24 hours in 1975, 90% of women in Iceland took a day off
In 1975, 90 per cent of women in Iceland walked out of their jobs and homes, taking a day off from working, doing housework, caring for their children.
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Anomalously potent May storm will hit the Prairies with drenching rains, winds
An abnormally strong storm is earmarked for impact on the Prairies next week, threatening multiple days of heavy rain and blustery winds
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Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
MONTREAL — A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a cyclist. In a May 1 decision, Galiatsatos said he will rule on the validity of a section of Quebec's language law that requires co
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Historic tropical cyclone threatens Tanzania with major flooding
Hidaya is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Tanzanian region
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Rain, storm risk returns to southern Ontario, but don't write off the weekend
A low-pressure system will track into the Great Lakes this weekend, bringing rain and the risk of thunderstorms to potentially put a damper on or delay some outdoor plans
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