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RCMP find item that may be connected to McLeod and Schmegelsky investigation
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP say they've found an item that could be relevant to their investigation into two murder suspects whose bodies they believe they located earlier in the week. Sgt. Paul Manaigre says...
Aug 11, 2019
Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian men's field hockey team will have to take the longer road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada missed out on its first chance to qualify, falling 5-2 to reigning Olympic c...
Aug 11, 2019
Health Canada announces changes aimed at dropping prices of patented drugs
OTTAWA - The federal government is overhauling the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines, including ending comparisons to the United States - changes that Canada's health minister ...
Aug 11, 2019
B.C. man freed from Syria after Lebanese mediation, feared being 'there forever'
BEIRUT - A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year became emotional Friday as he expressed his fears that he would never see freedom again. "I thought...
Aug 11, 2019
Witnesses sought to fatal motorcycle crash
The RCMP Traffic Service is seeking witnesses to a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred near Kamloops. "On August 8, at 9:45 pm, the Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of the incident which occur...
Aug 11, 2019
Body pulled from lake
An RCMP team has recovered a body from Okanagan Lake.The dead person was located at a depth of 170 feet of water, about half a kilometre from the shores of Kelowna's Gyro Beach. "West Kelowna RCMP are...
Aug 11, 2019
Woods withdraws from Northern Trust, citing oblique strain
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Masters champion Tiger Woods withdrew Friday from the opening FedEx Cup playoffs event with what he described as a mild oblique strain. It was the first time Woods has pulled out i...
Aug 11, 2019
Everything from AcroBark to zucchini derby
B.C.'s largest agricultural fair is just a few weeks away, and organizers are getting everyone ready for the ride.'Horsin' Around at the IPE' is the theme for the 120th annual Armstrong Fair Aug. 28 t...
Aug 11, 2019
Canadian wage growth hits fastest pace since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA - Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade, according to numbers released Friday from Statistics Canada. The 4.5 per cent burst c...
Aug 11, 2019
Cosby appeal tests other accusers' testimony in #MeToo era
When three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges gather Monday to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction, more than the aging comedian's freedom may be at stake. As the first celebrity...
Aug 11, 2019

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