Fan-favourite lion put down at Toronto Zoo after months of veterinary care
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zoo says Fintan, a 13-year-old "majestic male white l...
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Several wounded after shots fired at Syrian and US forces in Palmyra
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Shots were fired at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria's state media and a war monitor said. The shooting t...
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Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
OTTAWA - Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nation...
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Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...
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Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...
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NHL roundup: Blues beat Blackhawks 3-2 as Mailloux, Luff score first goals
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored his first goal of the season, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night. Justin Faulk also scored and Robert Thomas had two assists for the Blues, who won for the t...
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Park arrest prompts major emergency response in West K
West Kelowna RCMP are sharing information after a major operation by the Emergency Response Team on Thursday. The drug section, with support from various other units made an initial arrest at City Park in Kelowna. That prompted them to execute a search warrant at a residence on Scott Crescent in West Kelowna and that i...
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One person apprehended in connection with suspicious activity in Coldstream
One person was arrested but later released in connection to what police say was suspicious activity in Coldstream.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report of a suspicious individual outside a residence on Tamarack Drive shortly after midnight Thursday, Dec. 11.It was believed the person could potentially be in poss...
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Vancouver Canucks trade captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' front office has known for months that the team's captain was unlikely to stick around long term. Now the Quinn Hughes era has officially come to an end. Vancouver dealt the superstar defenceman to the Minnesota Wil...
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Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudication board hearing Friday. John MacLaughlan said Con...
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