Patricia Aakhus

El Niño has entered the chat.  After seven years characterized by La Niña conditions, the World Meteorological Organization announced in July that the surface temperature of the tropical Pacific Ocean has warmed…
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LOS ANGELES - Want to live like Reba McEntire? You're in luck. On Friday, the country music and entertainment icon will release a new album to partner with her new book, "Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons…
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden's two-year-old dog, Commander, has become the second "first dog" to be removed from the White House compound after a series of reported biting incidents, a spokesperson…
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MANILA, Philippines - Two Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger…
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HAVANA - A building in the historic centre of Havana that housed 13 families partially collapsed, leaving three people dead and at least two injured, Cuban authorities said Wednesday. Authorities in…
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More than just a portal into the book world, Canadian libraries provided communities with access to knowledge, health and helped the government fulfill core mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent…
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Rideau Hall is apologizing for the historic appointment a man who fought for a Nazi unit in the Second World War, to the Order of Canada. Now, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's office says it is examining two subsequent medals…
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LONDON - British police have opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at a northern England hospital after a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others when…
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BALTIMORE - Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to police, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The…
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BALTIMORE - Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an "active shooter situation"…
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