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'Tough place:' RCMP scaling down search for murder suspects in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG - An exhaustive search through Manitoba's immense and unforgiving north has yielded no sign of two British Columbia murder suspects, so police say they are scaling back their manhunt in the a...
Aug 02, 2019
Canada wasn't consulted on specifics of U.S. plan to import prescription drugs
OTTAWA - Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of a Trump administration proposal announced Wednesday aimed at allowing American patients and ...
Aug 02, 2019
Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry and leave note for guests
EDMONTON - A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb earlier this week. Rod and Kat Gordon, who went out Sunday after dropping off their luggage, came back to th...
Aug 02, 2019
Cops probe report of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' firm burglary
EDGEWATER, Colo. - Police in Colorado are investigating a reported burglary of a business owned by "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman. Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater...
Aug 02, 2019
More than half of Democrats support impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - More than half of Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by The Associated Press - a strong signal of ongoing liberal frustration with President Donald T...
Aug 02, 2019
Teenage winger Jacob Shaffelburg rapidly making his name at Toronto FC
Coach Greg Vanney recalls the first time he saw Jacob Shaffelburg training with the Toronto FC first team. Defender Chris Mavinga went to retrieve a ball with Shaffelburg, playing on his wrong wing,&n...
Aug 02, 2019
Calgary Flames buy out final year of defenceman Michael Stone's contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have agreed to buy out Michael Stone's contract after the defenceman clears waivers. Stone, 29, had a US$3.5 million cap hit in 2019-20, the final year of a three-year dea...
Aug 02, 2019
Injured Petra Kvitova drops out of Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has dropped out of the Rogers Cup because of an arm injury. The native of the Czech Republic won the annual Canadian stop on the WTA Tour in 2012. K...
Aug 02, 2019
Montreal Impact look for another strong performance in Colorado
MONTREAL - Impact coach Remi Garde saw something special in his team last week when Montreal recorded its biggest win of the season. Now he wants to see it again. Coming off a resounding 4-0 victory a...
Aug 02, 2019
Canadian officer first woman to command standing NATO naval group
HALIFAX - Commodore Josee Kurtz, a 31-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy, says she hopes her historic appointment to lead a NATO fleet inspires more young people to join the armed force...
Aug 02, 2019