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Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
VANCOUVER - Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia's Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are abo...
Aug 08, 2019
Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves
FLINT, Mich. - Former Michigan State University basketball star Mateen Cleaves is standing trial on sexual assault charges in his Michigan hometown. Opening statements began Thursday in Genesee County...
Aug 08, 2019
Pet store owners lose bid to suspend rules forcing them to sell pets from shelters
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners for the suspension of a new city bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from sh...
Aug 08, 2019
Mayor of B.C. town of murder suspects urges patience and understanding
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two murder suspects is urging patience as police complete their investigation into the deaths of five people. Medical examin...
Aug 08, 2019
Couples, parents, friends among the dead in shootings
Couples died together. A man was killed during an outing with his beloved son. Another protected his wife and granddaughter before he was fatally shot. A shooter on Saturday opened fire at a Walmart s...
Aug 08, 2019
FBI reviewing Ohio shooter's interest in violent ideology
DAYTON, Ohio - The gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators said Tuesday as the FBI ann...
Aug 08, 2019
El Paso opens healing centre as it prepares for Trump visit
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso opened a grief centre on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend's mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were killed and man...
Aug 08, 2019
Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Festival
Are you looking for a unique musical experience the entire family can enjoy?Consider the Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Festival located in the splendor of the Ness Creek Festival Site, ...
Aug 08, 2019
Munk Debates calls on federal leaders to sign up for foreign policy debate
OTTAWA - A charitable organization that held a federal election debate on foreign policy four years ago is launching a campaign to pressure party leaders to attend a proposed event during th...
Aug 08, 2019
Andreescu downs Bouchard in all-Canadian first-round tilt at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu and Eugenie Bouchard started exchanging messages over Instagram when they found out they'd be playing each other in the first round of the Rogers Cup. Any ner...
Aug 08, 2019
