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Canadian navy not asked to join British coalition to protect Strait of Hormuz
OTTAWA - Canada has no plans to contribute a ship to Britain's nascent navy coalition to defend international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Cana...
Jul 25, 2019
Artists' work reduced to ash after fire destroys shared Winnipeg studio
WINNIPEG - Shawna Dempsey did not believe it when she received a text saying a warehouse used by more than two dozen artists as a studio space had gone up in flames. Dempsey asked if it was ...
Jul 25, 2019
Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in o...
Jul 25, 2019
Daring Alaphilippe 'unplugged brain' to cling to Tour yellow
SAINT-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE, France - With the Alps spread like giant teeth in front of him and rivals speeding away, seeking to steal the precious yellow jersey off his shoulders, Julian Alaphilippe sw...
Jul 25, 2019
Feds: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case
CHICAGO - A prosecutor has told a federal judge in Chicago that more charges and more defendants could be added to the case against R&B singer R. Kelly that alleges child pornography and other cri...
Jul 25, 2019
Mueller hearing reaches just under 13 million viewers
NEW YORK - Nearly 13 million people watched former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees on the three biggest broadcast and cable news networks. The Nielsen company sa...
Jul 25, 2019
8th Annual ELGC Vic Hospital Foundation Charity Classic Raises $30,000 for Transport Van
8th Annual ELGC Vic Hospital Foundation Charity Classic Raises $30,000 for Transport Van for Herb Bassett Home and Pineview Terrace Residents.The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) is excited to annou...
Jul 25, 2019
Fourth body recovered from site of Labrador plane crash, three still missing
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The RCMP say a fourth body has been recovered from the Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven men, including the pilot, crashed July 15. Cpl. Jolene Garland said dive...
Jul 25, 2019
Alberta RCMP apologize for poor investigation into Indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found.Amber Tuccaro was 20 y...
Jul 25, 2019 Amber Tuccaro
Parkside club plans response to car controversy
They're not revealing much, but members of the Parkside Community Club say they have a special surprise planned for Saturday's annual Demolition Derby fundraiser in light of the controversy surroundin...
Jul 25, 2019 The Parkside Demolition Derby organizers are hoping something positive can come of the controversy regarding the use of the confederate flag on their auction car. The vehicle is a replica of the General Lee from the famous TV series Dukes of Hazard. (Parkside Demolition Derby/Facebook)
