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Mounties say human remains located in search for missing Manitoba man
WINNIPEG - Mounties say they have found human remains while investigating the case of a missing Manitoba man whose neighbor is a suspect in his disappearance. The remains were found in the Rural Munic...
Jul 19, 2021
For second straight year, annual Kamloops Jehovah's Witnesses convention called off
KAMLOOPS - For the second year in a row, the annual Jehovah's Witnesses convention that regularly brings thousands of faithful to Kamloops has switched to an online format.In a news release, the churc...
Jul 19, 2021
EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor
LOS ANGELES - California will hold a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The date was set by Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat and Newso...
Jul 19, 2021
'Better job' needed in teaching Canadians about residential schools: Carey Price
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price says more needs to be done to make more people aware of the history of residential schools. Price, from Anahim Lake, B.C., has previously spoken abo...
Jul 19, 2021
3 dead near Michigan country music festival were school pals
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together. They we...
Jul 19, 2021
Chief: Bomb squad caused Los Angeles fireworks explosion
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion th...
Jul 19, 2021
New chief selected for Capitol Police after 1/6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which p...
Jul 19, 2021
Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021
CBC's Tokyo Olympics coverage will be available on Amazon Prime Video
TORONTO - CBC coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be available live and on-demand on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon says the newly announced partnership in Canada marks the first time Prime Video will str...
Jul 19, 2021
Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 25 in Baghdad market
BAGHDAD (AP) - A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi security officials said. The attack took pla...
Jul 19, 2021
