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'Hadestown' jumps to lead of pack before Tonys really start
NEW YORK - The arty and original "Hadestown," which takes place in the underworld of Greek mythology, began its night at the Tony Awards with four wins before the telecast even started. Rachel Hauck t...
Jun 09, 2019
Competing ads during NBA finals to paint very different pictures of Scheer
OTTAWA - The Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors aren't the only ones who'll be trying to score during Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Conservative party will be competing with ...
Jun 09, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 09, 2019
Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...
Jun 09, 2019 Plastic straws are among the key items set to be banned.
Sabiston Creek wildfire winding down
SAVONA - So far, so good for firefighting efforts on the Sabiston Creek wildfire near Savona. Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says the 200 hectare blaze is now under control and today (June 9...
Jun 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Raptors fans prepare for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5
Raptors fans across Canada - and beyond - are gearing up for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5 in Toronto. Viewing parties across the country are expanding as the Raptors lo...
Jun 09, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...
Jun 09, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...
Jun 09, 2019
RCMP investigating homicide in Williams Lake area
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP have called in the North District Major Crime Unit to help investigate a homicide from last night (June 8). In a release today, RCMP says just after 6 p.m Saturday e...
Jun 09, 2019
'The Buffalo Hunt' seeks to show tribe in a new light
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Buffalo Hunt," a new documentary on the homeland of the Oglala Lakota, attempts to shun clichs around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota involving poverty and a...
Jun 09, 2019
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