Netherlands

• Hidden cash, passport, hard drive found in suspect’s cabin, Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial hears

  Aydin Coban, 43, of the Netherlands, is charged with possession of child pornography, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and criminal harassment.

  Crime

  Jun 14
  
• Dutch police officer flown to B.C. to testify in Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial

  Lt. Erik Verstraten was part of a raid at a vacation home in a bungalow park in Oisterwijk in January 2014, fifteen months after Todd's death.

  Crime

  Jun 13
  
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• As gas prices spike, Montreal’s bike culture seen as model for rest of the country

  With the soaring cost of gasoline and new vehicles, urban transit experts say the rest of Canada should look to Montreal for lessons on how to boost cycling culture.

  Canada

  Jun 4
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• Sarnia, Ont. teen taking science fair project overseas, represent Canada at international contest

  Annabelle Rayson, 16, from Sarnia, Ont., will represent Canada at an international science fair competition in the Netherlands this September with her project 'Plankton Wars.'

  Canada

  Jun 3
• Netherlands couple searching for family of Second World War soldier born in Penticton, B.C.

  Berry Swarthoff and his wife Yvonne Swarthoff have adopted the grave of a Penticton born Second World War veteran who died in October 1944 and was buried

  Canada

  Jun 1
• New ‘highly virulent’ HIV strain discovered in the Netherlands

  The cases of the HIV variant date back to the 1990s and early 2000s, and have declined more recently, the researchers reported.

  Science

  Feb 4
• Netherlands: Thousands defy ban to protest COVID-19 lockdown measures

  A small group of demonstrators briefly clashed with riot police as officers worked to clear the crowd.

  World

  Jan 2
• Maggie MacNeil sets world record in 50m backstroke

  Maggie MacNeil beat the existing short-course world record in the 50-metre backstroke by 0.33 seconds on Dec. 20.

  Sports

  Dec 20, 2021
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• Netherlands going into lockdown again as Omicron cases surge across Europe

  As case numbers escalated, alarmed ministers in France, and Austria tightened travel restrictions. Paris cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks.

  World

  Dec 18, 2021
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• Omicron variant was in Europe before South Africa announced detection, data shows

  Previously, the Netherlands had said it found the Omicron COVID-19 variant among passengers who came from South Africa on Friday, but the new cases predate that.

  World

  Nov 30, 2021