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ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order
SAN DIEGO - More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civ...
Jul 30, 2019
Disney star Cameron Boyce died of epilepsy, coroner says
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy. An autopsy report released Tuesday states the "Descendants" star was found unresp...
Jul 30, 2019
Pet owner furious after new puppy, two others test positive for parvovirus
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Buying a new dog can be one of life's most joyful moments, but for a handful of local families that experience has been a waking nightmare.It all started promising enough for Karlee...
Jul 30, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne
Family Affair: McClintock-Rini wins silver and stepdaughter Rini takes bronze
MALA, Peru - Whitney McClintock-Rini was about three minutes in to a post-event interview when the emotion of the day really sunk in. The Canadian water-skier, her hair still wet after...
Jul 30, 2019
Montana searchers find body of missing Oregon child
MEDFORD, Ore. - The body of a missing Oregon boy whose parents died in an apparent murder-suicide is believed to have been found in a remote area of Montana, police said. Police in Medford, Oregon, sa...
Jul 30, 2019
Minnesota Wild fire GM Paul Fenton after 1 season
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Less than 15 months after hiring Paul Fenton as general manager, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold changed his mind. Still confident he has a contending team, Leipold decided to fir...
Jul 30, 2019
Calgary city council approves arena deal with NHL's Flames
CALGARY - Calgary city council has voted to approve a financial agreement with the Calgary Flames to build a new arena. Council voted 11-4 on Tuesday to build an event centre which will be the new hom...
Jul 30, 2019 Scotiabank Saddledome in January 2018 (Photo by Charles Lefebvre)
Blue Jays trade right-hander Marcus Stroman to Mets for two pitching prospects
TORONTO - The StroShow is heading home. The rebuilding Toronto Blue Jays have traded top starter Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets for a pair of pitching prospects. The Blue Jays confirmed the ...
Jul 30, 2019
Man in custody after police find four bodies inside Markham, Ont., home
MARKHAM, Ont. - A man is in custody after police found four bodies inside a home north of Toronto on Sunday afternoon, officers announced as they combed the house for evidence and reassured neighbours...
Jul 30, 2019
'Fearsome-looking animal' discovered at Burgess Shale in B.C. national park
Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large predatory species in 506 million-year-old rocks in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. The spe...
Jul 30, 2019