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Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a Canadian detained in China. The department says it cannot provide details on the visit due to privacy ...
Aug 05, 2019
Traffic changes implemented as paving begins for section of Valleyview Drive
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Valleyview, Rose Hill, and Juniper Ridge areas will want to take note of new construction starting along Valleyview Drive tomorrow (Aug. 6)Paving and curbing will take place ...
Aug 05, 2019 (Note: file photo- Valleyview Drive not pictured)
Trudeau kept 'back pocket' G7 summit statement to guard against Trump
OTTAWA - The top Canadian organizer at last year's stormy G7 summit says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kept a "back pocket" closing statement ready in case U.S. President Donald Trump blocked the usua...
Aug 05, 2019
'Shocked,' 'heartbroken':
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, 69, dead of cancer
OTTAWA - Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, the scarf-sporting, fun-loving elder statesman of the Conservative caucus and a beloved character on Parliament Hill who championed the virtues of tolerance and...
Aug 05, 2019
London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended
LONDON - Officials at London's Heathrow Airport say a planned labour strike has been suspended after the union representing security guards, firefighters and other workers agreed to take a pay offer b...
Aug 05, 2019
Mariah Carey records new song as theme for ABC's 'mixed-ish'
LOS ANGELES - Mariah Carey has recorded a new song that will debut as the theme of ABC's "black-ish" spinoff. ABC announced Monday that Carey has co-written and sings the theme music to "mixed-ish." C...
Aug 05, 2019
Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
OTTAWA - The federal government has lifted speed restrictions meant to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after finding that the policy may have been pushing ships closer ...
Aug 05, 2019
US stock indexes slide as China's currency hits 11-year low
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks nosedived in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as China's currency fell sharply and stoked fears that the trade war between the world's two largest economies would continue ...
Aug 05, 2019
Top Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson feels his work ethic will pay off
ERIE, Pa. - Nate Pearson grabs his glove and jogs out to the visiting bullpen at UPMC Park on a hot but tolerable Saturday afternoon. He goes through his normal off-day routine like the rest of the Ne...
Aug 05, 2019
Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, but reneged in past
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed on Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to streng...
Aug 05, 2019
