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First Nations displaced by storm share concerns with Scheer campaign
WINNIPEG - Families forced to flee the Lake Manitoba First Nation are expressing frustration around evacuation efforts following a recent snowstorm that's left thousands of people in the province...
Oct 16, 2019
Repeat rent-dodger damages lives of N.S. landlords, brings call for system reforms
HALIFAX - A Halifax coffee shop owner says he's faced homelessness and despair as he tried for over four months to evict someone he called a "professional squatter." Jason Selby sa...
Oct 16, 2019
Marineland to sell 5 belugas to U.S. facility for research and breeding
TORONTO - Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canad...
Oct 16, 2019
A year after pot legalization in Canada, it's a slow roll
VANCOUVER - It's one year into Canada's experiment in legal marijuana. Many residents remain proud of Canada for bucking prohibition, but a lot still buy cannabis on the sly. Access is limited and tax...
Oct 16, 2019
Prince William, Kate kick off five-day Pakistan tour
ISLAMABAD - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate kicked off a five-day tour of Pakistan on Tuesday amid much fanfare and tight security. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with President Arif...
Oct 16, 2019
Bloc leader says Tories should have shown love to Quebec earlier in campaign
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says the recent Conservative push for votes in Quebec is too little too late as the prospect of a minority government looms. Blanchet ...
Oct 16, 2019
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019
Officer who shot naked man found not guilty of murder
DECATUR, Ga. - A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send hi...
Oct 16, 2019
Inspirational coach John Herdman changing the face of Canadian soccer
TORONTO - In the days leading up to Canada's CONCACAF Nations League game with the U.S., Canadian coach John Herdman said his players didn't need him for motivation. A 34-year-winless run against the ...
Oct 16, 2019
Stankoven earns spot on one of Canada's teams for upcoming World U17 Hockey Challenge
KAMLOOPS - Blazers young sensation Logan Stankoven will be donning the maple leaf in November, representing one of Canada's three squads at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge next month. The 16-year-...
Oct 16, 2019 Blazers forward Logan Stankoven has been named to one of Canada's teams for the 2019 World U17 Hockey Challenge from Nov. 2-9 (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
