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Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:05:31 -0700
Armenia PM party wins snap parliamentary election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Results released Monday showed the party of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won the snap parliamentary elections he called to ease anger over a peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan. With all precincts count...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:13:20 -0700
Summer brings heat wave to Greater Victoria
The first day of summer on Sunday brought a special weather statement from Environment Canada calling for a brief heat wave in Greater Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands and parts of the South Coast.The forecaster said temperatures were expected to ...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:54:02 -0700
B.C. man arrested for allegedly soliciting children to touch him sexually: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Mounties say they arrested a 32-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly seeking sexual contact with children in Fort St. John, B.C.RCMP say they were called to a local park at around 10:30 a.m. following reports from witnesses....

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:51:00 -0700
Four people and two cats unhurt in James Bay house fire
A residential fire in James Bay caused an estimated $100,000 in damage on Sunday. The four people and two cats who live in the Montreal Street home were not injured. Victoria Fire Department firefighters responded about 2 p.m. with 16 firefight...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:19:00 -0700
Injuries reported in crash at McKenzie and Glanford
Saanich police report that the roadway has been cleared following a crash involving unspecified injuries at McKenzie and Glanford. The incident led to the closure of an eastbound lane on McKenzie. Traffic was affected for about 2 1/2 hours.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:01:14 -0700
Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. — RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., are investigating an alleged hit-and-run that caused the death of a motorcyclist Saturday evening.The Mounties issued a release saying they responded to a report of a vehicle rear-ending a motorcycle at Canada...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:59:48 -0700
Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA — Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria. RCMP say in a release that seven of the people they arrested Saturday were in violation of an injunction ordering them off the land in...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:38:59 -0700
Saskatchewan announces all COVID-19 public health measures will end July 11
REGINA — Saskatchewan will lift all remaining public health measures meant to protect against COVID-19 as of July 11, making it the second province to do so, behind only Alberta. The province can move to Step 3 of its pandemic reopening plan becaus...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:35:00 -0700
Suspect in string of Vancouver Island crimes evades RCMP
A man who eluded a police dog in a forested area near Youbou is a suspect in string of crimes on Vancouver Island. The man was in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup June 16 at a Youbou automotive centre when a Lake Cowichan RCMP officer became suspicio...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:31:00 -0700
Charge of assaulting a police officer laid at Fairy Creek protest
Another eight arrests were made Friday at a camp near Port Renfrew as RCMP officers enforced an ongoing injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed. One of the arrests was for assaulting a police officer. People continue to protest in the are...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:23:16 -0700
Pollsters: French conservatives lead 1st round regional vote
PARIS (AP) — Polling agencies estimated Sunday that France’s traditional conservative party has dominated the first round of regional elections and that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party performed less well than expected.The election Sunday was m...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:58:05 -0700
Blaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon has grown further burning 3.5 square kilometres of bush south of Lytton, B.C. The service says the George Road wildfire is scattered across steep ...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:34:56 -0700
Officials: Deadly Pride parade crash appears unintentional
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A member of a men’s chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one member of the group and seriously injuring another, the group's director said ...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:33:22 -0700
Police: Oregon suspect forced woman to drive him 2K miles
NORTH BEND, Oregon (AP) — A man sought in the killings of his father and two other people in a small Oregon city forced a woman to drive him more than 2,000 miles (3,219 kilometers) to Wisconsin, where he surrendered to police, authorities said Sun...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:13:19 -0700
Famed escapee Buddy the beefalo adjusting to life in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A bison hybrid who roamed the woods in Connecticut for months after escaping on the way to the slaughterhouse has adjusted to life in a Florida animal sanctuary.Buddy the beefalo "has fully integrated into the herd" and has...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:00:06 -0700
Urgent reforms needed to military justice system to protect misconduct victims: Fish
OTTAWA — A retired Supreme Court judge is calling for urgent reforms to Canada's military justice system to prevent victims of misconduct, sexual and otherwise, from continuing to suffer.Morris Fish says the current system is rife with areas where ...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:11:48 -0700
Body of fourth tuber has been found in North Carolina river
EDEN, N.C. (AP) — The body of a fourth tuber has been found in a North Carolina river following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam, local officials said Sunday. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said ...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 08:12:13 -0700
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):7:30 p.m.Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting 100 new COVID-19 cases, 89 of which are new.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the 11 others were probable cases that occurred ear...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 07:51:18 -0700
12 dead in Alabama due to Claudette, including 10 children
ATLANTA (AP) — Tropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes. Ten people, including nine children, were killed...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 07:00:13 -0700
Iqaluit police body camera pilot project wraps; concerns remain over accountability
IQALUIT — A pilot project in which Mounties in Nunavut's capital wore small black recording devices on their chests has wrapped up even as concerns remain about whether wearing body cameras does anything to increase police accountability and trust....



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