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Health Canada recalls water bottles due to choking hazard
OTTAWA, ON. - Health Canada has issued a recall of water bottles manufactured by Contigo that pose a choking hazard to children.The recall, issued Tuesday, involves Contigo Kids Cleanable water bottle...
Aug 28, 2019 Examples of the recalled Contigo Water Bottles (Health Canada handout)
Jessica Berman ready to lead by example and mentor as NLL's deputy commissioner
Jessica Berman is ready to lead by example and continue a cycle of mentorship that she has benefited from throughout her career. Berman was named the National Lacrosse League's deputy commissioner and...
Aug 28, 2019
MSNBC's O'Donnell: I shouldn't have reported Trump story
NEW YORK - MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he made an "error in judgment" in reporting a story about President Donald Trump's finances based on a single source. O'Donnell's tweet on Wednesday came aft...
Aug 28, 2019
Food Bank expecting more use of Brown Bag Lunch Program
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat and District Food Bank says they're expecting to see an increase in students using its Brown Bag Lunch Program this year.The program, which runs throughout the scho...
Aug 28, 2019 Volunteers with the Brown Bag Lunch Program make sandwiches to be delivered to students in an undated photo (CHAT TV File Photo)
PR firm: 'Every iota' of Smollett claim true; police differ
CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett's PR team says "every iota" of his account of being the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago is supported by police evidence despite police repeatedly saying it was...
Aug 28, 2019
Sen. Gillibrand says she's ending 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) is dropping out of the presidential race. The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campa...
Aug 28, 2019
No shopping around for teachers who don't wear religious signs: Quebec
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is saying no to some parents who want to pull their children out of classrooms taught by teachers wearing religious symbols. About 50 parents signed an op...
Aug 28, 2019
StatCan study testing wastewater suggests Canadians' drug use varies by city
MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the an...
Aug 28, 2019
Stars of women's hockey announce own tour with first stop Toronto
The biggest names in Canadian women's hockey will play in a series of games organized by their union in an effort to push their game forward. The "Dream Gap Tour" announced Wednesday by the Profe...
Aug 28, 2019
How medical technology reveals the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies
MONTREAL - Nestawedjat, a wealthy, married "lady of the house," died in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes sometime around 700 BC. Some 2,700 years too late to save her, she was brough...
Aug 28, 2019