WASHINGTON – Speakers at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association attacked a gun ban in Chicago that does not exist, ignored security improvements at the Texas school where children were sacrificed, and bluntly distorted statistics. arms and crime nationals while repressing any tightening of gun laws. Take a look at some of the …
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Photo: The Canadian Press Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior in the background is seen sailing through Istanbul, Turkey on April 19, 2019. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May 27, 2022 in helicopter raids on the Persian Gulf, according to officials. The actions were an apparent retaliation because Athens helped …
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Vivian Ketchum is counting down the days to June 30th. The 58-year-old will receive her high school diploma at a graduation ceremony at the University of Winnipeg next month. It is a moment that has been going on for decades. “I look forward to crossing that stage,” he said. Ketchum enrolled at the Winnipeg Adult …
Rising oil prices may occupy most headlines, but another commodity, natural gas, is on an even wilder path and is expected to hit new highs this summer. The war in Ukraine and the consequent concerns about global energy security have pushed up commodity prices around the world. But where the price of oil rises by …
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Surrey, BC – Surrey Archives will host a roundtable focused on the history of LGBTQ2S + (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questionnaire and biased) in Surrey. The free online talk, which will take place on June 9 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm via Microsoft Teams, will feature three panelists who have long been …
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A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged hate hate incident in Toronto, according to police. In a press release, Toronto police said Wednesday that officers received a report of an alleged hate-motivated incident at a school in the Lawrence Avenue West and Bathurst Street area. Police said a man …
Bank Towers Show from Bay Street in Toronto’s Financial District on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Adrien Veczan / The Canadian Press Canada’s major banks are struggling to control rising costs that could consume profits as they face pressure to continue to grow revenue amid growing economic concerns over the impact of inflation and rising inflation. …
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A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged hate hate incident in Toronto, according to police. In a press release, Toronto police said Wednesday that officers received a report of an alleged hate-motivated incident at a school in the Lawrence Avenue West and Bathurst Street area. Police said a man …
Blake Coleman’s stitch. Add it to the history of the Battle of Alberta. With 5:57 left for the third period of the fifth game between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, Coleman led to the Oilers’ net. Read more: Edmonton Oilers advance to West Finals with OT victory over Flames Mikael …
Police are looking for a man who is said to have sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman on Thursday. The woman was walking in the area of 156th Street between 92nd and 93rd Avenue around 8:20 p.m., according to the Edmonton Police Service. A man sitting on the steps of a house called to her. She …
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