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People will gather across Canada today to mark Canada Day, including events in the national capital that will feature a flypast from the Royal Canadian Air Force and musical performances. Gatherings mark 157th anniversary of Canada’s founding. CBC News Special: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier In his annual Canada Day …

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang warned of “fatal consequences” following major joint exercises in the South.  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military had detected two launches, the first at 5:05 am (2005 GMT) and the …

WestJet says the strike that affected tens of thousands of travellers during the long weekend is now over after an agreement with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association was made late on Sunday.  News comes after roughly 100,000 passengers affected over the busy Canada Day long weekend. WestJet reaches deal with …

Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier is now on his way to the National War Memorial, where he will be entombed in his permanent resting place.  Unknown Soldier, who died in France in First World War, will be brought to final resting place. CBC News Special: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier The ceremony …

PANAMA CITY — A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities. Jürgen Mossack founded Mossack …

Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, the U.S. the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.  Hurricane warnings in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category …

A consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society. Only 10 per cent of transactions in Canada today are done using cash, according to Carlos Castiblanco, an economist …

Only a handful of people have returned to Lytton, B.C., after the community was reduced to ash by a catastrophic fire three years ago on June 30, 2021. That’s despite more than $239 million in provincial and federal recovery funding committed to help rebuild. A lot of people, including B.C.’s …

For many teachers, summer is a prime stretch to hunker down for deeper professional learning that’s tough to fit in during the school year. Educators tell us about three topical courses enticing teachers to hit the books this summer. Summer learning helps ‘rekindle that home fire within us,’ says Edmonton …

Carla Abellana plays Georgina Balay Palacios while Bea Alonzo takes on the role of Samantha Castillo-Palacios  There are three main things viewers should look forward to in Zig Dulay’s Widows’ War, headlined by Carla Abellana and Bea Alonzo. At the recent press conference for the series, which premieres tonight on …