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Federal Court orders 'Product of Israel' labels off of West Bank wines
OTTAWA - Labelling a wine from the West Bank as a "Product of Israel" is misleading and deceptive, a Federal Court judge declared Monday in a ruling that tosses the politically charged file ...
Jul 31, 2019
'There is no Oka crisis 2.0,' Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers
MONTREAL - Kanesatake's grand chief said Monday that his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis, despite tensions over a land dispute and a highly publicized war of wor...
Jul 31, 2019
New B.C. Supreme Court Master to sit in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The province has announced a new Supreme Court Master who will sit in Kamloops. Jennifer Keim will take her seat effective Aug. 1 of this year. She received a bachelor of laws from the Univ...
Jul 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canada eyeing implications of U.S. plan to allow imports of prescription drugs
OTTAWA - Canada's health minister says the federal government is in touch with U.S. officials to discuss the Trump administration's plan to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from north of th...
Jul 31, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Ryan Borucki heads to injured list
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-hander Ryan Borucki on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation, retroactive to Sunday. Left-hander Buddy Boshers has been selecte...
Jul 31, 2019
ICBC, police reminding drivers to slow down over long weekend
KAMLOOPS - With the long weekend just around the corner, drivers are being reminded to slow down on area highways. ICBC says in a news release that motorists may be tempted to speed to their destinati...
Jul 31, 2019 Image Credit: ICBC
Canadian officer first woman to command standing NATO naval group
A Royal Canadian Navy officer heading a NATO fleet in the Black Sea and Mediterranean is the first woman to be given such a command in the alliance's history. Commodore Josee Kurtz is commanding Stand...
Jul 31, 2019
Canadians Fernandez, Bouchard join Sharapova, Venus Williams as Rogers Cup wild cards
TORONTO - Canadians Leylah Annie Fernandez and Eugenie Bouchard will join Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams as wild-card entries at the upcoming Rogers Cup women's event in Toronto. Tennis Canada ann...
Jul 31, 2019
Quarterback Zach Collaros returns to Toronto Argonauts in deal with Saskatchewan
Toronto has acquired former Argonauts quarterback Zach Collaros from the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a fourth-round draft pick. Collaros adds experience to an Argo quarterback corps that consist...
Jul 31, 2019
5 dead, 2 injured in residential shootings in Wisconsin
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. - A shooter killed three family members at a home in a small Wisconsin town, then went to a residence in a nearby community and opened fire on more people, sheriff's officials sai...
Jul 31, 2019
