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Trudeau says country must talk about how and where to rebuild after floods
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn't close the door Sunday on using federal dollars to help relocate communities facing the recurring threat of severe flooding. Flooding in New Brunswick, Que...
Apr 30, 2019
Saskatchewan Appeal Court to rule on whether carbon tax constitutional
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to release its ruling this week on whether the federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional. A registrar for the court says the decision is to&nb...
Apr 30, 2019
Hurricanes rally past Islanders to take 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK - Outplayed for much of the first two periods while losing players to injuries, the Carolina Hurricanes scored two quick goals early in the third period and held on for another big road victo...
Apr 30, 2019
US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says
WASHINGTON - U.S. government searches of travellers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and are being conducted for reasons beyond customs and immigra...
Apr 30, 2019
US sales OK'd for cigarette alternative that heats tobacco
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials on Tuesday said Philip Morris can sell a cigarette alternative that heats tobacco without burning it, opening the door for the company's effort to shift smokers towa...
Apr 30, 2019
RCMP ask public for dashcam footage as they probe fatal cement truck crash
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Police in Kamloops are asking for the public's help in furthering their investigation into a fatal crash.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that anyo...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cat freed from Edmonton sinkhole, other feline believed to have escaped
EDMONTON - A homeowner who has been on watch since discovering two cats trapped in a sinkhole on her property says at least one is free after 12 days. Rebecca Hung of Edmonton says a grey cat was enti...
Apr 30, 2019
Blazers prepare for bantam draft
KAMLOOPS -The Western Hockey League bantam draft is this Thursday. After scoring with the selection of local product Logan Stankoven with the fifth pick overall a year ago, the Blazers have two first ...
Apr 30, 2019 Image credit: Allen Douglas
Van de Beek gives Ajax 1-0 lead vs Tottenham in CL semifinal
LONDON - Donny van de Beek gave youthful Ajax a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday, edging the Dutch side toward a first European Cup final in 23 ye...
Apr 30, 2019
Smoak's RBI single lifts Blue Jays to extra-innings win over Athletics
TORONTO - The thrill of a walkoff win still hasn't gotten old for Justin Smoak, even after a decade in Major League Baseball. Smoak drove in the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays...
Apr 30, 2019
