Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops who fought from D-Day beaches 80 years ago to Adolf Hitler’s fall, helping free Europe of his tyranny.
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Police halt pro-Palestinian encampment at Quebec’s City’s Université Laval
Quebec City police say they have forced protesters to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment that was being set up on the grounds of Université Laval.
Police looking for individuals involved in alleged forcible confinement, assault investigation
Videos have been released by Peel Regional Police (PRP) that show a man and a woman allegedly involved in assault and forcible confinement investigation.
Motorcyclist killed in Becancour, Que. crash
A motorcyclist in his 70s died on Saturday following a road accident in Bécancour, near Trois Rivieres, Que.
B.C. law banning disruptive protests near schools now in effect
Legislation restricting disruptive protests targeting B.C. schools came into effect Friday, with the province saying there have been 20 such incidents since last September.
Solid support for Fill the Bus campaign
With volunteers stationed at grocery stores throughout Chatham-Kent, the community showed solid support for the Fill the Bus campaign on Saturday. The Helping Hands initiative, in its fifth year, collected food donations at locations including Chatham Sobeys, Real Canadian Super Store, Giant Tiger, Food Basics, Dollar Tree and No Frills. Other spots included Wallaceburg No […]
25-year-old driver dead after single-vehicle rollover crash in Clarington, Ont.
A 25-year-old driver is dead after his vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and rolled over on a Clarington, Ont. highway overnight, the OPP say.
Police investigating triple shooting in Hamilton
Hamilton police are investigating an overnight shooting that left three people injured.
‘There could have been an explosion,’ 8 people, including 4 children injured in St. Constant, Que.
Eight people, including four children, have second- or third-degree burns as a result of an incident at a home in Saint-Constant, Que. south of Montreal, the Coopérative des techniciens ambulanciers de la Montérégie (CETAM) reported on Saturday.
Three remain hospitalized following Highway 417 crash on Friday
A one-year-old child remained in critical condition at CHEO on Saturday while two adults were still in hospital in serious, but stable condition following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s west end on Friday. An Ontario Provincial Police spokesperson said one adult and another child, age three and an occupant of the same […]
