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Weather conditions pose challenges for officials working on Big Bar slide
BIG BAR, B.C. - Field staff working to create a safe site for potential operations on the Big Bar landslide on the Fraser River are facing weather challenges.In a news release, the Forests, Lands, Nat...
Jul 08, 2019 Image Credit: Submitted / BC Government
21 hurt in shopping plaza blast: Gas lines found ruptured
PLANTATION, Fla. - A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air. Th...
Jul 08, 2019
Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit
CALGARY - Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer made the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit on Saturday, with the aim of strengthening voter support in the traditional party stronghold ah...
Jul 08, 2019
Toronto FC GM ready to make roster moves as MLS transfer window opens
TORONTO - Reinforcements are on the way for Toronto FC. And not just in the form of captain Michael Bradley, star striker Jozy Altidore and newly signed centre back Omar Gonzalez now that the Gol...
Jul 08, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for women who worked or volunteered for the RCMP who experienced gender or sexual harassment may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action ...
Jul 08, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for women who worked or volunteered for the RCMP who experienced gender or sexual harassment may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action ...
Jul 08, 2019
Nurse to debut as Canada's men's coach at home with games against Nigeria
TORONTO - Nick Nurse will make his Canadian basketball coaching debut at home next month as the men's senior team hosts Nigeria in a two-game exhibition series ahead of the FIBA World C...
Jul 08, 2019
1-year-old dies in fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A 1-year-old girl apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, police said Monday. Police S...
Jul 08, 2019
Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi budget airline is ordering 30 Airbus planes in a deal that replaces a $6 billion agreement it had with Boeing for its troubled 737 Max jets, which have been groun...
Jul 08, 2019
Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard
socialOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his Conservatives win...
Jul 08, 2019
