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Watson breaks Canadian record, advances to IAAF Finals
DOHA, QATAR - Sage Watson has set a new Canadian record in women's 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Athletics Championships.Watson, competing in the semifinal races at Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, finished...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberal campaign promise to transform B.C. salmon farms by 2025 baffles industry
VICTORIA - A Liberal promise to transition salmon farms in British Columbia from ocean net pens to closed containment systems in just over five years is being slammed as careless by the aqua...
Oct 02, 2019
Production failures contributed to stuntwoman's death on 'Deadpool' set: report
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's workplace safety agency says multiple failures of a production company contributed to the death of a stunt performer on the set of "Deadpool 2." The investigation report...
Oct 02, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps set MLS record with goals from Canadian trio
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have made history and centre back Doneil Henry hopes the soccer world is paying attention. Three Canadians scored in the 'Caps 4-3 win over L.A. Galaxy on Sund...
Oct 02, 2019
National flu vaccine delay causing Manitoba to hold off on flu ads
WINNIPEG - The federal government says some provincial flu vaccination programs may have to set back their timing this year due to delays and shortages. With flu season set to start, the Public Health...
Oct 02, 2019
Montreal vandals weren't in 'sober state of mind' when totem pole hand taken: museum
MONTREAL - The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a hand taken from a totem pole last month was quietly returned to the museum overnight Tuesday. Museum officials said the left hand of the&nb...
Oct 02, 2019
3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller
LOS ANGELES - Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller's deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wedne...
Oct 02, 2019
Judge denies bail for R. Kelly in NYC sex-abuse case
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to R&B singer R. Kelly in his sex-abuse case. Kelly didn't attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defence motion asking for his release on...
Oct 02, 2019
US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that a supervised injection site designed to thwart drug overdoses would not violate federal drug laws. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District J...
Oct 02, 2019
Chamber hosting local candidates in election forum tonight
Medicine Hat, AB - While many of the party leaders will be taking part in the first French-language debate on the national stage tonight, candidates here in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding wil...
Oct 02, 2019