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A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Legal arguments delay evidence before jury at conspiracy to commit murder trial

Anthony Olienick, Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition

A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a town hall at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina, Thursday, April 13, 2023. A new centre to track Indigenous economic prosperity at the First Nations University of Canada is in the works, and will be funded by the McConnel and Mastercard Foundations, the three organizations announced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

New centre in the works to track Indigenous data on businesses, land and resources

It fulfils a call to action that a research body be established to track countrywide data

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a town hall at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina, Thursday, April 13, 2023. A new centre to track Indigenous economic prosperity at the First Nations University of Canada is in the works, and will be funded by the McConnel and Mastercard Foundations, the three organizations announced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
A cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Feds propose raft of changes to cannabis rules to reduce regulatory burden

Producers would also be able to package multiple products together

A cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, center, speaks during a news conference before Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. At left is Shane Jacobson, CEO of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and at right is NHL Players Association Director Marty Walsh. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Montreal, Boston selected as sites for hockey’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament

In Montreal, Canada plays Sweden on Feb. 12

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, center, speaks during a news conference before Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. At left is Shane Jacobson, CEO of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and at right is NHL Players Association Director Marty Walsh. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Atlantic salmon is shown at a fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward

Federal court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

The application was launched by the Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai nations

An Atlantic salmon is shown at a fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Liberal government launches $1.5B program to build more co-op housing

The program is expected to build thousands of new homes by 2028

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General speaks to reporters prior to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Canada’s justice minister says he’s open to amending the government’s long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians against online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the Liberals could instead move faster by modernizing existing laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Virani open to change Online Harms bill; Tories say modernize current laws instead

The bill would impose stiffer Criminal Code punishments for hate-related offences

Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General speaks to reporters prior to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Canada’s justice minister says he’s open to amending the government’s long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians against online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the Liberals could instead move faster by modernizing existing laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Centre back Lazar Stefanovic is shown in action for Toronto FC on July 1, 2023, in MLS play against Real Salt Lake. Stefanovic is in Canadian under-20 coach Andrew Olivieri’s 22-man roster for international friendlies this month against Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay in La Calera, Chile. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto FC-Lucas Kschischang

Canada Soccer names 22-man roster for under-20 June friendlies in Chile

The young Canadians will face Chile on June 19, Ecuador on June 21 and Paraguay on June 23

Centre back Lazar Stefanovic is shown in action for Toronto FC on July 1, 2023, in MLS play against Real Salt Lake. Stefanovic is in Canadian under-20 coach Andrew Olivieri’s 22-man roster for international friendlies this month against Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay in La Calera, Chile. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto FC-Lucas Kschischang
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Man convicted in 2001 fatal stabbings of Dartmouth College professors released from prison

James Parker was 16 at the time of his conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Darwin, a Japanese Macaque, is shown at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont., on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Darwin, also known as the Ikea monkey, was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain’s North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks

Have you heard about the alligator that escaped a truck in Montreal and went for a stroll?

Darwin, a Japanese Macaque, is shown at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont., on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Darwin, also known as the Ikea monkey, was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain’s North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
FILE - World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, snuggle during an interview, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday, June 8, 2024, inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Second World War veteran marries his bride near Normandy’s D-Day beaches

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200

FILE - World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, snuggle during an interview, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday, June 8, 2024, inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Almog Meir Jan, 21, one of four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and was just rescued, arrives by helicopter to the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Israel says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?

Noa Argamani appeared in a series of videos that captured the painful trajectory of their plight

Almog Meir Jan, 21, one of four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and was just rescued, arrives by helicopter to the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Israel says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)
People gather outside the Provincial Court of British Columbia to support the Drug User Liberation Front in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Police say 2 Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking

Police executed search warrants on DULF’s Downtown Eastside offices last October

People gather outside the Provincial Court of British Columbia to support the Drug User Liberation Front in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Canada’s Aaron Johnson, third from right, is congratulated by teammates after taking the catch to dismiss Ireland’s Curtis Campher for 4 runs during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York, Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Afghanistan beats New Zealand, Canada and Bangladesh at cricket’s world cup

Nicholas Kirton scored 49 off 35 balls to help Canada earn its first win at a T20 World Cup

Canada’s Aaron Johnson, third from right, is congratulated by teammates after taking the catch to dismiss Ireland’s Curtis Campher for 4 runs during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York, Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Assistant Commissioner and Commanding Officer for Saskatchewan’s RCMP, Rhonda Blackmore, speaks to media in Saskatoon, Thursday, February 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing: Review

Mounties captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others

Assistant Commissioner and Commanding Officer for Saskatchewan’s RCMP, Rhonda Blackmore, speaks to media in Saskatoon, Thursday, February 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘Their ground zero’: Trial hears about murder plot at Coutts border blockade

Anthony Olienick, Chris Carbert are charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the 2022 protest

A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid answers questions during Media Day for the Stanley Cup Finals, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. The Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Saturday in Sunrise. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final

Edmonton is also carrying the weight of Canada’s collective Cup drought

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid answers questions during Media Day for the Stanley Cup Finals, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. The Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Saturday in Sunrise. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
FILE - President Joe Biden, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. Biden is being feted with a state visit this weekend by Macron in Paris.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

Macron hosts Biden as the 2 leaders try to move past trade tensions

Biden hosted Macron in December 2022 at the White House for the 1st state visit of his presidency

FILE - President Joe Biden, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. Biden is being feted with a state visit this weekend by Macron in Paris.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
Structures and trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen near Lee Creek, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023. Canadian federal, provincial and territorial forestry ministers have signed on to a national strategy they say aims to raise awareness of wildfire risks across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Call to Action aimed to spark prevention, awareness in B.C. wildfire areas

Canada’s forest ministers at federal and provincial level sign on to national strategy

Structures and trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen near Lee Creek, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023. Canadian federal, provincial and territorial forestry ministers have signed on to a national strategy they say aims to raise awareness of wildfire risks across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Those at the UBCO encampment have requested to maintain anonymity for fear of repercussions from the public and law enforcement. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘Enhanced security’ expected at Kelowna UBCO graduation amidst protests

Both the UBCO graduation organizers and the People’s University for Gaza UBCO have made statements ahead of the June 6 and 7, convocation

Those at the UBCO encampment have requested to maintain anonymity for fear of repercussions from the public and law enforcement. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)