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'Not about 24': Williams to face Halep in Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Hours before her Wimbledon semifinal, Serena Williams spent some time deep in thought and arrived at a couple of conclusions. For one thing, she shouldn't focus too much on trying...
Jul 11, 2019
Promised quick-reaction force of 200 peacekeepers yet to be registered with UN
OTTAWA - A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first made to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The "...
Jul 11, 2019
"Big boy has power": Guerrero Sr. reacts to son's performance at home run derby
As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., put his impressive power on full display during Monday night's Home Run Derby, his Hall of Fame father was enjoying the show. The elder Vladimir Guerrero, who won the 2007 ve...
Jul 11, 2019
'A lot of work to do:' Premiers talk child welfare with Indigenous leaders
BIG RIVER FIRST NATION, Sask. - The head of the Assembly of First Nations had a receptive audience with most of Canada's premiers Tuesday over the need to implement changes to reduce the number of Ind...
Jul 11, 2019
Skopje zoo's chimp returns after recovering from depression
Koko the chimpanzee, once a star in Skopje's zoo, has returned home after spending 10 years in the Netherlands recovering from depression, the zoo says. Koko was reunited with his keeper, Dragan Trajk...
Jul 11, 2019
CHARBONNEAU: Run-of-river has had its run
FORMER B.C. PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL'S plan for run-of-river generators was a mistake. It left BC Hydro in debt and with power it can't use. The NDP government plans to let some of those independent co...
Jul 11, 2019 Image Credit: BC Hydro
More 'work to do' to mobilize Canadians on climate change action: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has more work to do to sell Canadians on his vision for more action to fight climate change. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Canadian Teachers...
Jul 11, 2019
Rattlesnake, uranium, whiskey found during traffic stop
GUTHRIE, Okla. - Police in Oklahoma say they found a rattlesnake, a canister of radioactive powdered uranium and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey during a traffic stop of a vehicle that had b...
Jul 11, 2019
Texas murder suspect illegally crossed border into Manitoba, RCMP say
A man accused of murder in Texas is believed to be in Canada after illegally crossing the border into Manitoba, Canadian and American law enforcement officials say. Derek Whisenand, 27, had ...
Jul 11, 2019
Ottawa urges provinces to end conversion therapy as Alberta city bans practice
The federal government is urging all provincial governments to put an end to conversion therapy as it looks at changes to the Criminal Code. In a letter to the provinces and territories, Minister of J...
Jul 11, 2019
