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Scientists intrigued by remains of pregnant, sixgill shark on B.C. beach
SAANICH, B.C. - Scientists say the carcass of a large, bluntnose sixgill shark that washed onto a Vancouver Island beach north of Victoria earlier this week is a great reminder that there are about 12...
Feb 07, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Nearly 1,500 die of illicit overdose: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - Despite significant efforts to combat overdose deaths in British Columbia, the provincial coroner says illicit drug overdose deaths increased to 1,489, just over the 2017 death total. ...
Feb 07, 2019
Mayor optimistic following SUMA convention
Prince Albert's Mayor is optimistic more money will soon be coming to the city following a successful round of discussions this week at the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convent...
Feb 07, 2019
Maple Leafs sign Auston Matthews to lucrative five-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs got their man and some salary cap certainty. Auston Matthews got rich. The Leafs signed their 21-year-old star centre Tuesday to a US$58.17, five-year contract extens...
Feb 07, 2019
B.C. Speaker's report prompts accountability change at legislature
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will implement accountability reforms at the legislature following a call by three independent watchdogs for sweeping changes to restore pu...
Feb 07, 2019
Reaction to Liberals' Indigenous languages law: 'landmark' and 'colonial'
OTTAWA - A national Inuit organization says it is disappointed in the Liberals' new legislation meant to protect Indigenous languages. The Liberals tabled the bill Tuesday, two years after promising a...
Feb 07, 2019
Town tortured by smell of fermenting seafood wafting from abandoned factory
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland town is being tormented by the unbearable smell of seafood sauce left to ferment in large vats when a factory was abandoned more than a decade ago. The owner abandone...
Feb 07, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Canadian defensive back Dexter Janke to deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American receiver Dom Williams and Canadian defensive back Dexter Janke on Thursday. Janke, a six-foot, 220-pound Edmonton native, spent three seasons with ...
Feb 07, 2019
'Family values' tattoo helps identify man accused in rape
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Charging documents say a swastika and "family values" tattoo helped police identify a Missouri man accused of choking, raping and stabbing a woman. The Springfield News-Leader repor...
Feb 07, 2019
In the Rings: Homan seeks apology after "disappointing incident" at provincials
Simmering tension regarding provincial eligibility and residency rules appeared to boil over at the recent Ontario curling championship, leaving skip Rachel Homan seeking an apolog...
Feb 07, 2019
