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12-day-old goat stolen during snuggle event at Vancouver Island farm, owners say
LADYSMITH, B.C. - The owners of a Vancouver Island farm say one of their baby goats was stolen during an event where people can visit and snuggle with the cuddly animals. Rebecca and Justin Dault ...
Apr 29, 2019
Researcher calls for better dental care in northern Sask.
A teacher at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Dentistry is hoping his research can help craft better policies to improve dental care in Saskatchewan's northern and remote communities.Dr. Ke...
Apr 29, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Mother, daughter missing: Calgary police say suspect may have burned evidence
CALGARY - Police say a suspect in the disappearance of a missing Calgary woman and her toddler daughter may have tried to get rid of evidence. Homicide investigators say a suspect may h...
Apr 29, 2019
Nigerian debut novelist among finalists for Women's Prize
LONDON - Nigerian debut novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite and U.K. Booker Prize winner Anna Burns are among six finalists for the international Women's Prize for Fiction. Braithwaite is nominated for her d...
Apr 29, 2019
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B'nai Brith
OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The Jewish advocacy group says the...
Apr 29, 2019
Boeing shareholders meet as company's plane faces scrutiny
Boeing shareholders are meeting six months to the day since the first of two deadly crashes involving the company's 737 Max airliner and as new questions arise about the aerospace giant's handling of ...
Apr 29, 2019
Not the rocket man, HFX Wanderers midfielder Elton John is the soccer man
HFX Wanderers FC boasts the biggest name in the Canadian Premier League even if the fame has to be shared. Midfielder Elton John is used to the attention his name brings. "I get that a lot," he said. ...
Apr 29, 2019
Catalan leader goes to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit
MONTREAL - A Quebec nationalist group is claiming the Canadian government revoked a travel permit for the exiled former president of Spain's Catalonia region. The Societe Saint-Jea...
Apr 29, 2019
Flood victims say more homes would be lost if not for volunteers, military
OTTAWA - Were it not for volunteers and the military as water levels climbed over the weekend, victims of this year's devastating spring flooding in Eastern Canada say many more homes would be lost to...
Apr 29, 2019
Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nikita Kucherov named as Hart Trophy finalists
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby and Tampa Bay Lightning right-winger Nikita Kucherov are the finalists for the NHL's Hart Trophy. McDavid had...
Apr 29, 2019
