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Manhunt ends: Bodies believed to be B.C. murder suspects found in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A massive manhunt is over after two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects were found in dense brush in northern Manitoba. RCMP assistant commissioner Jane MacLatchy said th...
Aug 09, 2019

Trudeau pressed to give update on review of Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing pressure from civil society groups to update Canadians before the October election on his government's review of a multibillion-dollar arms d...
Aug 09, 2019

Sofia Kenin continues Rogers Cup run with upset of sixth-seed Elina Svitolina
TORONTO - American Sofia Kenin upset sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. Kenin also stunned world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the first r...
Aug 09, 2019

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz to open performing arts centre
MACEDON, N.Y. - Singer Alicia Keys and music producer husband Swizz Beats are planning to create a performing arts centre in upstate New York. The couple's proposal to transform an industrial site in ...
Aug 09, 2019

Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
OTTAWA - An environmentalist who monitors the Ottawa River says he's skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the nat...
Aug 09, 2019

Largest US immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests
MORTON, Miss. - U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in what marked the largest workplace sting in at least a de...
Aug 09, 2019

Growing number of newcomers, refugees ending up homeless in Canada, studies say
OTTAWA - Newly released government figures suggest a rising number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless. Two new reports were re...
Aug 09, 2019

Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the call to help combat climate change by eating more plants and less meat is fully in line with Canada's new food guide recommendations. The Unite...
Aug 09, 2019

Nation sheds over 24K jobs in July, more positive data regionally
While July saw wage growth accelerate more than it has in a decade, the nation shed 24,200 jobs.The drop of 11,600 full-time positions and 12,600 part-time roles pushed Canada's unemployment rate to 5...
Aug 09, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Daniil Medvedev advances to semis with win over Dominic Thiem at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Russia's Daniil Medvedev upset Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 in the first quarterfinal at the Rogers Cup on Friday. The eighth-seeded Medvedev needed just under 57 minutes to finish off the No. 2 ...
Aug 09, 2019

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