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21 rural Sask. communities slated for high-speed internet
Many people work, play, socialize, shop, and bank on the internet.It's nearly ubiquitous in everyday life, often, calling businesses or government offices will instead direct you to visit their websit...
Jul 28, 2019 Alan Thomarat, mayor of the resort village of Thode, says high-speed internet will help bring his community into the 21st century. Jul. 23, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Police following tip that B.C. homicide suspects were seen in York Landing, Man.
GILLAM, Man. - Police are following up on a tip that two B.C. homicide suspects were seen southwest of Gillam, the northern Manitoba community that has been the focus of their search since last week.R...
Jul 28, 2019 Officers look through a remote lake area alongside a landed helicopter in the Gillam, Man., area in July 28, 2019, police image published to social media. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Twitter, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, @rcmpmb)
Women's K4 500-metre team wins Canada's first gold of Lima Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Canada's women's K4 500-metre canoeing team brought home the country's first gold medal of the Pan American Games on Sunday. The team of Alanna Braylougheed, Alexa Kaien Irvin, Andre...
Jul 28, 2019
Brown beats De Grasse in a close 100 metre race to win Canadian 100 title
MONTREAL - Aaron Brown wanted to beat Andre De Grasse at his best. And in a thrilling 100-metre final, that took officials peering at a photo finish a full five minutes to decide, he did. Brown&n...
Jul 28, 2019
Four bodies found in Markham, Ont., home; one man in custody
MARKHAM, Ont. - Police say one person is in custody after four bodies were found in a home north of Toronto on Sunday afternoon. York regional police did not say what charges the 20-year-old man ...
Jul 28, 2019
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1994 film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoid...
Jul 28, 2019
Montana searchers find body of missing Oregon child
MEDFORD, Ore. - The body of a missing Oregon boy whose parents died in an apparent murder-suicide is believed to have been found in a remote area of Montana, police said. Police in Medford, Oregon, sa...
Jul 28, 2019
Meghan guest edits UK Vogue, focusing on trailblazing women
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme "Forces for Change." Royal officials say the issue coming out Aug. 2 features "change-maker...
Jul 28, 2019
Blue Jays reportedly trade right-hander Marcus Stroman to Mets
TORONTO - The rebuilding Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly traded top starter Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets. The Blue Jays would not confirm the trade, but did say Stroman wouldn't be ...
Jul 28, 2019
Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The court's five conservative j...
Jul 28, 2019
