British

• Calgary man creates popular British icon for his front lawn

  The southeast Calgary community of Chaparral is pretty proud of its latest addition. One of the original residents in the neighbourhood has replaced his original little library with something much more impressive.

  Features

  Jun 15, 2020
  
• UK family held for weeks by ICE for ‘accidentally’ crossing border released back home

  The family's lawyers said Wednesday they have learned from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the family has been "removed to the UK," likely overnight.

  Oct 16, 2019
  
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• UK vacationers held for weeks by ICE after ‘accidentally’ crossing border near Vancouver

  A British family claims it has been locked up, "stripped of its rights and lied to" for weeks after it made a detour into the U.S. south of Vancouver earlier this month.

  Oct 15, 2019
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• British sailor’s trial adjourned after Crown decides against calling witness

  The trial of a British sailor accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in the barracks of a Halifax-area military base was adjourned Friday until next week.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2018
• Stephen Hawking’s voice beamed into space at final sendoff

  The British physicist, who gained international acclaim for his work on black holes, was laid to rest during a service at London's Westminster Abbey.

  Science

  Jun 15, 2018
• British coast guard rescues woman trapped on roof of car by unexpected tide

  A crew of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers performed a dramatic rescue of a woman stranded at sea on the roof of her car on Saturday on a beach in Cumbria in northern England.

  World

  Feb 6, 2018
• ‘Very shocked and a little bit upset’: A British citizen’s disappointment in Brexit

  Shock, joy, and disappointment, all being felt across the globe following UK's decision to leave the European Union, including here in Winnipeg.

  Politics

  Jun 24, 2016
• UK police charge man with murder in Jo Cox slaying

  British police on Saturday charged a reclusive gardener with murder and other offences in the slaying of popular Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox.

  World

  Jun 17, 2016
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• Trudeau won’t say if ambassador who tackled protester will be disciplined

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't say whether his government is considering taking any action against the ambassador who tackled a protester last week.

  Canada

  May 28, 2016
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• Russia says Chinese, British experts to examine black box of downed Russian warplane

  Russian officials on Friday invited British, Chinese and Indian diplomats to witness the opening of the black box of a Russian warplane downed in Turkey last month.

  World

  Dec 18, 2015