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Police: 1 person in custody in missing Utah student case
SALT LAKE CITY - Police say one person has been taken into custody in the case of a Utah college student who disappeared 11 days ago. Salt Lake City police said the person was brought in Friday mornin...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that C...
Jun 28, 2019
Lizzo says security guard manhandled 2 staffers in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Singer-rapper Lizzo says a security guard tackled two members of her staff to the ground and used hurtful language just moments after her performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest. Lizzo late ...
Jun 28, 2019
City of Vancouver votes to demand fossil fuel companies pay their fair share
Vancouver city council has voted in favour of a motion that demands global fossil fuel companies pay their share of costs arising from climate change. The motion, which passed 7-4,...
Jun 28, 2019
US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela
BOGOTA - The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialis...
Jun 28, 2019
Kamloops woman stars in her own Tim Hortons spot
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman is an unlikely TV star this week, featuring in a 60-second Tim Hortons commercial spot.Danica Wilkinson tells the story of how she and her friends cycled across Canada in 2...
Jun 28, 2019 Image Credit: YouTube / TimHortons
SNC-Lavalin opts for corruption trial before judge alone
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering giant. The company was ordered to st...
Jun 28, 2019
RCMP seek suspects in hit-and-run outside Rock'n Firkin
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking a driver responsible for a hit-and-run earlier this month.According to RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, the incident happened Saturday, June ...
Jun 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Pride on display on 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising
New York City is marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, days of unrest in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that began with a police raid on a gay bar and catalyzed a sustained LGTBQ libe...
Jun 28, 2019
Early Queen's Plate favourite Avie's Flatter draws outside post position
TORONTO - Jockey Javier Castellano will have to take Avie's Flatter the long way home to secure trainer Josie Carroll a third Queen's Plate title. The early 5/2 favourite was left with the N...
Jun 28, 2019
