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PONOKA- Work is getting underway to replace the underground and surface infrastructure on 52 Avenue (between 50 Street and 51 Street). The project will include the complete replacement and realignment...

RED DEER- The Red Deer River Cleanup takes place on Sunday, June 9.As part of the Green Deer campaign, the annual spring initiative draws volunteers from across the city to join together to keep the r...

OTTAWA - D-Day: the letter stands for nothing, but the term itself represents a great deal more. It conjures indelible images of landing craft speeding towards the beaches of Normandy. Of ramps l...

OTTAWA - Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET: Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from R...

GATINEAU, Que. - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women wants health service providers across Canada to develop programs that could help young people recognize the s...

OTTAWA - A short chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy: May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944. Summ...

Twelve stories in the news for Monday, June 3 --- CANADA SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT EMBASSY IN VENEZUELA Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying President ...

OTTAWA - Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying President Nicolas Maduro's regime is increasingly clamping down on diplomats who oppose his rule. The diplomats'...

OTTAWA - THE WAR TO JUNE 6: Allied fortunes had rebounded by 1944 after the massive German conquests of 1940-41. British and American armies had driven the Germans from North Africa and Sicily, forced...

TORONTO - Some notes on Game 2 of the NBA Finals after Golden State's 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. - The Warriors won a road game for the 23rd straight playoff series, ex...