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Could this 20-year-old Montreal polyglot be Canada's most multilingual student?
MONTREAL - Georges Awaad answers the phone with a polite "Hello," but he could just as easily answer in Arabic, French, Japanese, or any of the other 15 languages he speaks. At the age of 20, the Mont...
May 26, 2019
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Venom holding lead in TOJLL standings with 5 game win streak
KAMLOOPS - In the Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League last night (May 25), the Kamloops Venom closed off the week with another win at Memorial Arena. The junior lacrosse team is still on top of t...
May 26, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Venom
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US moves to strengthen forces in Middle East to counter Iran
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will send hundreds of additional troops and a dozen fighter jets to the Middle East in the coming weeks to counter what the Pentagon said is an escalating campaign by Iran to pla...
May 26, 2019
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Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed "Ice Bowl" in 1967, has died. He wa...
May 26, 2019
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Livestock to join BC wildfire fighting effort
VICTORIA - From grazing in a field, to reducing wildfire risk- livestock will soon be a part of firefighting efforts throughout the province. In a release, the B.C Government announced it has taken st...
May 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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Toronto Raptors founder Bitove proud of team's success, praises fans
TORONTO - One of the founding owners of the Toronto Raptors says he feels like a proud parent as the basketball team prepares for its biggest game in franchise history this weekend. John Bitove said h...
May 26, 2019
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Toronto Raptors founder Bitove proud of team's success, praises fans
TORONTO - One of the founding owners of the Toronto Raptors says he feels like a proud parent as the basketball team prepares for its biggest game in franchise history this weekend. John Bitove said h...
May 26, 2019
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Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among th...
May 26, 2019
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Some new air passenger rights land mid-July, others delayed until Christmas
OTTAWA - Long-promised rules meant to help frustrated air passengers will arrive in two phases - first this summer, and then Christmas - but the longer wait for some rules, the ambiguou...
May 26, 2019
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Longshore workers issues strike notice for Monday at two Vancouver terminals
VANCOUVER - Longshore workers have issued 72-hour strike notice that could see two Port of Vancouver container terminals behind picket lines by Monday. Jeff Scott, chair of the B.C. Maritime Empl...
May 26, 2019
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