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Worker who quietly lowered town's fluoride for years resigns
A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in a Vermont community's drinking water for years has resigned - and is asserting that the levels had actually been low for much longer than believed. ...
Oct 20, 2022
One man in custody as police investigate double homicide in Saanich, B.C.
SAANICH, B.C. - Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in the Vancouver Island municipality say the homicides appear to be connected. One man is in custody. Police say the public...
Oct 20, 2022
Canadian Premier League announces five finalists for player of the year
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League player of the year will be one of Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Pacific FC's Manny Aparicio, Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Valour...
Oct 20, 2022
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years behind bars
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday in the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a "particularly degrading ...
Oct 20, 2022
Proposed dental benefit for children would cost $703M: Parliamentary budget officer
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa's proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years. Giroux released the c...
Oct 20, 2022
Montreal police say family conflict sparked killings of man, woman in their 60s
Montreal police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested after the bodies of two people in their 60s were found inside a home in the suburb of le-Bizard. Police say the killings of a 65-year-old woman ...
Oct 20, 2022
Fall set to finally reach B.C., as rain, skiff of snow forecast to replace heat
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonable heat in British Columbia is ending and rain or snow will arrive in some areas as early as Friday. The weather office says nine temperature records were...
Oct 20, 2022
Memorial program gives kids a chance to play squash
The legacy of a so-called "gentle giant" lives on at a local sports clubThe Rob LeNoury Memorial Squash Program at The Roster has once again partnered with North Okanagan Youth & Family Services S...
Oct 20, 2022
Woman, 90, dies after attack in seniors residence west of Montreal
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 90-year-old woman has died following an assault at a seniors residence on Wednesday by an 82-year-old man who is now under arrest. Provincial po...
Oct 20, 2022
Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go
GENEVA (AP) - The first World Cup in the Middle East is one month away, nearing the conclusion of an often bumpy 12-year journey for Qatar that has transformed the nation. Qatar has faced skepticism a...
Oct 20, 2022
