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FC Cincinnati ends drought, beating Montreal Impact 2-1
CINCINNATI - Allan Cruz and Fatai Alashe scored Saturday to help expansion FC Cincinnati end a five-game losing streak in interim coach Yoann Damet's debut, a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. Cru...
May 11, 2019
Water discolouration continues to plague Barriere
BARRIERE, BC - The District of Barriere is advising people that despite discolouration in the area's water, it is still safe for human consumption. In a public notice issued Wednesday (May 8), the Dis...
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English sweep as Chelsea, Arsenal reach Europa League final
MANCHESTER, England - England became the first country to provide two finalists in both European competitions in the same season after Chelsea and Arsenal made it through to the title match in the Eur...
May 11, 2019
Uber's hyped-up IPO hits a few potholes on its first day
NEW YORK - After much hype leading up to the largest initial public offering in five years, Uber hit a few potholes on its first day of trading, closing down 8% and reflecting lingering doubts about i...
May 11, 2019
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
VICTORIA - A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada. Som...
May 11, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's pending return raises thorny question for brass
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's stated desire to return to active duty after the breach-of-trust case against him was dropped this week is raising a thorny question for the military's top brass: W...
May 11, 2019
Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. The former star of "...
May 11, 2019
Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence, putting an end to months of speculation about the former Boeing executive'...
May 11, 2019
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
VICTORIA - A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada. Som...
May 11, 2019
Supreme Court has 'full confidence' in Gascon following mysterious absence
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't discuss why Justice Clement Gascon briefly disappeared this week, but says it has "full confidence" the reason does not af...
May 11, 2019
