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Conservative party moving ahead with third debate Aug. 3, still deciding format
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is pushing ahead with a third leadership debate, telling members to tune in Aug. 3. The party informed members of the date in an email Thursday night after co...
Jul 22, 2022

Canada's 2003 world hockey junior team also accused of group sexual assault
HALIFAX - Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault. The national sports organization says it learned of the ...
Jul 22, 2022

Trudeau: Gymnastics Canada needs to reassure parents the sport is safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Gymnastics Canada should be concerned about reassuring parents across the country that the sport is safe. Trudeau was responding to questions about the federal gover...
Jul 22, 2022

Canada's 2003 world hockey junior team also accused of group sexual assault
HALIFAX - Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault. The national sports organization says it learned of the ...
Jul 22, 2022

Police in Vernon seek info on wanted man
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a wanted maBradley Kenneth Kilmury, 27, is wanted for theft and several counts of breaching a release order. Bradley Kilmu...
Jul 22, 2022

Residents not surprised by standoff in Kamloops
Before the first 911 call was made Wednesday (Jul. 20) afternoon, local residents were witnessing the trigger of a lengthy police standoff on Yew street in Kamloops. CFJC News was told that two men ap...
Jul 22, 2022

De Grasse will run relay at world championships, days after withdrawing from 200
EUGENE, Ore. - Andre De Grasse will run in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the world track and field championships. Canada's six-time Olympic medallist withdrew from the 200 metres earlier this week, s...
Jul 22, 2022

Libya official: Renewed militia clashes in Tripoli kill 13
CAIRO (AP) - A Libyan medical official says that at least 13 people have been killed in renewed clashes between militias in the country's capital, Tripoli. Osama Ali, spokesman for Libya's emergency s...
Jul 22, 2022

Canada shares expertise on moving grain from Ukraine, but faith in Russia 'nil'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...
Jul 22, 2022

Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada keeps Nexus offices closed
MONTREAL - A dispute over legal protections for American customs officers has kept Nexus enrolment centres closed in Canada more than three months after they reopened south of the border - due in part...
Jul 22, 2022

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