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MPs debate bill that would outlaw advertising sugar to Canadian kids
OTTAWA - Trix may be for kids, but a Quebec Liberal MP does not want that kind of cereal or other sugary foods marketed that way anymore. A parliamentary health committee is discussing Patricia Lattan...
Mar 30, 2023
Aquarium agrees to return Lolita the orca to Pacific 50 years after captivity
MIAMI - An orca known as Lolita could be heading back to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, ending more than 50 years of tank captivity, after a deal was struck between the Miami Seaquarium and...
Mar 30, 2023
New FBI docs: Las Vegas mass shooter was angry at casinos
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The high-roller gambler who opened fire on concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip had lost tens of thousands of dollars while gambling weeks before the mass shooting and was upset about ...
Mar 30, 2023
Ukraine, Finland looking for Canadian help to rebuild economy amid war: ambassadors
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada is urging Canadian businesses to see her country's eventual recovery as an economic bonanza worth investing in. Yuliya Kovaliv says at a lunch event for corpora...
Mar 30, 2023
Arizona Dairy Queen on the hunt for missing red spoon statue
PHOENIX (AP) - The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed - and slightly amused - as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant. "We were kind of upset b...
Mar 30, 2023
Alleged drug traffickers enter not guilty pleas
Two women accused of possessing methamphetamine and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, while riding in a stolen vehicle, are maintaining their innocence and have elected to face trial.Hailey Okem...
Mar 30, 2023
Ukraine, Finland looking for Canadian help to rebuild economy amid war: ambassadors
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada is urging Canadian businesses to see her country's eventual recovery as an economic bonanza worth investing in. Yuliya Kovaliv says at a lunch event for corpora...
Mar 30, 2023
B.C. Lions to add Wally Buono, Waterboys founders to their Wall of Fame
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono, the CFL's all-time leader in coaching wins, and Waterboys founders Dennis Skulsky, Moray Keith, Jamie Pitblado and Tom Malone will be added to the B.C. Lions Wall of Fame this...
Mar 30, 2023
The Raider Way: fearless leader Herman reflects on Raiders career
If you spend any time around the Prince Albert Raiders, you'll hear them refer to "Raider hockey" or perhaps "the Raider way". It's a difficult term to sum up, encompassing values like selflessness, s...
Mar 30, 2023
911 recordings show terror at Nashville school during attack
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville authorities released 911 calls Thursday that capture the terror inside an elementary school during this week's mass shooting as people in hushed voices urged dispatch...
Mar 30, 2023
