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Horse racing returns to Millarville on Canada Day

Horse racing returns to Millarville on Canada Day

The 118th Millarville Races will feature all kinds of activity on the historic track, including as many as six Thoroughbred races that attendees can wager on.
Trudeau off to Iceland to meet Nordic leaders ahead of NATO, amid Arctic uncertainty

Trudeau off to Iceland to meet Nordic leaders ahead of NATO, amid Arctic uncertainty

Leaders from Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands are also attending. 
B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers

B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers

An industry-commissioned survey concluded the impact of the "climate-change related" freeze could result in the loss of 381 jobs, representing a 20 per cent reduction in the industry's workforce.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership

“But I hope when it’s done, it’s the kind of book that would have made a difference to my 14-year-old self"
Ottawa says it's monitoring tensions in Russia amid armed rebellion

Ottawa says it's monitoring tensions in Russia amid armed rebellion

Wagner troops and equipment have also entered Russia's Lipetsk province, around 360 kilometres south of the Russian capital.
RECIPE: Simple, 1-skillet chicken breast dinner evokes summer in Provence

RECIPE: Simple, 1-skillet chicken breast dinner evokes summer in Provence

This chicken recipe evokes the Mediterranean summer.
Statistics Canada says Canadians travelled more to U.S. and overseas in April

Statistics Canada says Canadians travelled more to U.S. and overseas in April

Statistics Canada says Canadians residents took 875,900 return trips overseas in April, up 23.6 per cent from the same month in 2022.
Politicians point fingers on housing crisis, but calls growing for more co-operation

Politicians point fingers on housing crisis, but calls growing for more co-operation

"No one level of government controls all the policy levers that affect both the demand and supply for housing. And it's one of the things that's made this such a tricky problem is there's been a lot more finger pointing"
British Museum apologizes for using Canadian translator's work without permission

British Museum apologizes for using Canadian translator's work without permission

The British Museum says "unintentional human error" led to the slight. 
Mercenary chief's forces advance toward Moscow as Putin vows harsh punishment for rebellion leaders

Mercenary chief's forces advance toward Moscow as Putin vows harsh punishment for rebellion leaders

As Prigozhin’s forces rolled toward the capital, military trucks and armored vehicles were seen in several parts of Moscow.
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