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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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VideoMontreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
Holland America's Volendam cruise ship is the first to arrive in Montreal for the 2024 season. The ship protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees for six months in 2022, anchored at the Port of Rotterdam. (May 4, 2024)
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VideoNewsroom Ready: Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
Holland America's Volendam cruise ship is the first to arrive in Montreal for the 2024 season. The ship protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees for six months in 2022, anchored at the Port of Rotterdam. (May 4, 2024)
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Black bear pays late-night visit to office supply store in Pincher Creek
When Patti Mackenzie showed up at work last Friday morning, she found a big hole in her store's front window and a Mountie standing inside, waiting for her.Mackenzie works at Pincher Office Products on Main Street in Pincher Creek. "When I came to work at 7 in the morning, the alarm was going off, but that's not unusual. So I came in and shut it off. And I turned around and Const. Dennis was standing by a hole in the window, saying, 'Well, there you are.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, what are you doing
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Landslide on Robert Service Way in Whitehorse held back by barriers
The road remains open along Robert Service Way following a late-morning landslide on the escarpment in Whitehorse. The latest landslide contained less than 750 cubic metres of earth, but was enough in one spot to reach the top of concrete barriers erected by the city last week. "Crews responded and road users going through the area might notice some increased activity because crews are going to be onsite monitoring and making sure everything continues to remain stable," said Oshea Jephson, a spo
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Relative arrested in death of 81-year-old man: Sask. RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of an 81-year-old relative.Kevin Swanson, a 57-year-old man from Naicam, has been charged in the death of Dennis Swanson, 81. Police say the two are related but did not specify how.Melfort RCMP were called around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a report of a serious assault at a home on Third Avenue N. in Naicam, about 150 kilometres east of Saskatoon.Officers found Dennis injured at the home. He was later declared dead at th
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2 men charged with manslaughter in Williams Lake, B.C., stabbing
Two men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a teenager in Williams Lake, B.C., on May 5, 2022.Richard (Richie) Todd, 19, was fatally stabbed on Midnight Drive around 11 p.m. PT, RCMP said in a Saturday statement. Williams Lake is about 550 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.Almost two years after Todd's death, 26-year-old Michael Bauer and 25-year-old Garrett Shirey were charged with manslaughter in relation to the stabbing.Bauer, of Williams Lake, and Shirey, of H
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