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Canadian troops lining up in droves to be vaccinated with 85% receiving one dose
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Canadian military personnel are coming forward in droves to be vaccinated, with more than 85 per cent of all troops receiving at least one dose. That s...
May 23, 2021

Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park
KOUCHIBOUGUAC, N.B. - A group of 50 people gathered last week on a grassy area overlooking the Fontaine River on New Brunswick's east coast to share memories and erect a teepee. Their answer for why t...
May 23, 2021

Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists
Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...
May 23, 2021

2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - At least two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in a shooting at a South Jersey house party, state police said. New Jersey State Police said a 30-year-old ma...
May 23, 2021

Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists
Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...
May 23, 2021

Elders to act as spiritual guides for P.A. Police
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) welcomed two additional members to their team during a small ceremony on Thursday, May 20.Elder Liz Settee and Elder Leonard Ermine were gifted with cloth, toba...
May 23, 2021

Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9
ROME (AP) - A mountaintop cable car plunged to the ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said. A photo of the wreckage ...
May 23, 2021

Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police on Sunday escorted more than 120 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that trig...
May 23, 2021

Congo volcano's lava flows short of regional capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of 2 million had been mostly spared after the volcano ...
May 23, 2021

Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park
KOUCHIBOUGUAC, N.B. - A group of 50 people gathered last week on a grassy area overlooking the Fontaine River on New Brunswick's east coast to share memories and erect a teepee. Their answer for why t...
May 23, 2021