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Five things to know about the dangers of Manitoba's northern wilderness
GILLAM, Man. - The RCMP have been searching a remote area in northern Manitoba for more than a week trying to find murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. A burned-out vehicle the fugitives&...
Jul 31, 2019
Spots still available in full-time MH Public School Division kindergarten program
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Two months ago, the Medicine Hat Public School Division introduced full-time kindergarten for its students. The first day of school is on September 3, and there's still room left t...
Jul 31, 2019
'I filled a void': How a developer wants to help settle centuries of grievances in Oka
MONTREAL - Developer Gregoire Gollin thought he had a steal when he purchased 220 hectares of land between the First Nations territory of Kanesatake and the neighbouring village of Oka, Que., in 2004....
Jul 31, 2019
Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell ready to test throwing arm
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell says he's ready to throw the football again. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Grey Cup MVP in 2018 hasn't played since injuring the pecto...
Jul 31, 2019
Fajardo says nothing changes after Roughriders trade Collaros
REGINA - With Saskatchewan trading veteran quarterback Zach Collaros to the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday, the usual football parlance would now call the Roughriders Cody Fajardo's team. General mana...
Jul 31, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scores highlight-reel goal for Bayern Munich
MUNICH - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scored a highlight-reel goal to tie the game at 2-2 but his Bayern Munich lost 6-5 in a penalty shootout to Tottenham in the final of the Audi...
Jul 31, 2019
Experts alarmed after deer meat from diseased herd allowed into food system
MONTREAL - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is exposing the public to unnecessary risk by allowing deer and elk meat from farms affected by a contagious disease to end up on con...
Jul 31, 2019
Galvis, Bichette lead Blue Jays over Royals 4-1 for sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freddy Galvis and rookie Bo Bichette hit solo home runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Bichette hit his first career...
Jul 31, 2019
Canada earns Olympic berth in artistic swimming with duet gold in Lima
LIMA, Peru - Jacqueline Simoneau and Claudia Holzner won the gold medal in the duet artistic swimming competition Wednesday at the Pan American Games, and earned Canada a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympi...
Jul 31, 2019
Officials say 57 dead in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated
RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapita...
Jul 31, 2019