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Iranian-born Canadian resident returns after 11 years in notorious prison
VANCOUVER - An Iranian-born Canadian resident has returned to British Columbia after being imprisoned and allegedly tortured in his home country for 11 years. Saeed Malekpour arrived at Vancouver...
Aug 3, 2019
Canada's Routledge reaches first Pan Am shooting final before fading
LIMA, Peru - Trysten Routledge could sense things were slipping away after missing both targets at the second station of the Pan Am Games men's skeet final on Saturday. He lowered his shotgu...
Aug 3, 2019
Darvill hits grand slam as Canadian baseball team beats Colombia 10-3 at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Wes Darvill of Langley, B.C., hit a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning and Canada moved a step closer to defending its Pan American Games baseball title with a 10-3 win over Colombia on...
Aug 3, 2019
Wildlife Park gets set for B.C Day festivities
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park has a slate of events planned to entertain children and families this holiday Monday. On top of daily summertime activities, the park will be offering extra events for ...
Aug 3, 2019 BC Wildlife Park
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 3, 2019
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 3, 2019
No evidence uncovered to suggest link between multiple missing person investigations: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say they have no found any evidence to suggest recent missing person incidents around Spences Bridge, and the lower Nicola area are connected. Yesterday (Aug. 2), police had executed a...
Aug 3, 2019 RCMP
Groups seeking to suspend Quebec secularism law granted leave to appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court agreed Thursday to hear an appeal on behalf of groups seeking to suspend the central parts of the province's secularism law. Catherine McKenzie, a lawy...
Aug 3, 2019
Police: Deaths, injuries in Texas shopping complex shooting
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Multiple people were killed and injured and at least one person was in custody after a shooting rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso sa...
Aug 3, 2019
Eugenie Bouchard's new coach working her hard ahead of Rogers Cup in Toronto
TORONTO - As one of three Canadians in the main draw at the Rogers Cup, you'd expect that Eugenie Bouchard would be a go-to person for other WTA players looking for restaurant recommendations. Bu...
Aug 3, 2019
