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Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster
HALIFAX - It has been years since a major tropical storm wreaked havoc in Canada, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre is warning against complacency. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
May 25, 2019
Canada seeing spike in temporary visas as migrant worker advocates raise alarm
OTTAWA - Applications for temporary resident visas issued to visitors, students and temporary workers in Canada have more than quadrupled since 2015, stretching the Immigration Department's ability to...
May 25, 2019
Inmate acquitted of guard's slaying in Delaware prison riot
WILMINGTON, Del. - An inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage was acquitted of all charges Thursday and ...
May 25, 2019
US charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info
WASHINGTON - In a case with significant First Amendment implications, the U.S. filed new charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publi...
May 25, 2019
Red Sox close out four-game series with 8-2 rout of Blue Jays in matinee
TORONTO - Some help has finally arrived for the injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays rotation. However, it wasn't enough to stop the powerful Boston offence during a Thursday matinee at Rogers Centre...
May 25, 2019
Ottawa orders tight new restrictions on sugary, purified high-alcohol drinks
OTTAWA - New restrictions on sugary, purified alcoholic beverages took effect Thursday, following several months of federal consultations and at least two deaths over an 18-month span. The a...
May 25, 2019
'Absolutely horrific:' RCMP allege 17 children abused on Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - Two men and a foster mother have been charged following an investigation that police say found at least 17 children who were sexually and physically abused in a Manitoba Indigenous com...
May 25, 2019
Canadian women's basketball team loses three longtime players to retirement
TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...
May 25, 2019
Michael Jackson's estate and former manager settle lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A years-long lawsuit between Michael Jackson's estate and one of the superstar's former managers has been settled, ending one of the final legal fights over the King of Pop's assets. The...
May 25, 2019
Environment Canada watching for severe thunderstorms in South Thompson
KAMLOOPS - With heavy rain possible in the South Thompson and Interior today (May 25) Environment Canada has now issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the region. Meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau say...
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