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Animal rights activists want Winnipeg zoo to shut down stingray exhibit
WINNIPEG - Animal rights activists want the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg to permanently shut down its interactive stingray exhibit. "Stingray Beach" allows visitors to get up close to a shall...
Jul 02, 2019
Oilers sign Swiss forward Gaetan Haas to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Gaetan Haas to a one-year entry-level contract. The 27-year-old has appeared in 392 Swiss National League games with SC Bern and EHC Biel-Bienne, pos...
Jul 02, 2019
Summer lane closures on Coquihalla begin Wednesday
HOPE, B.C. - It's summertime, which also means construction season. Lane closures will be in effect on Highway 5 roughly 25 kilometres north of Hope starting tomorrow. The provincial government says c...
Jul 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Anglos, francophones sign deal to work together on minority language rights
OTTAWA - Quebec anglophones have banded together with francophones in New Brunswick and Ontario to protect and promote the rights of official minority language communities. The Societe de l'Acadie du ...
Jul 02, 2019
Arctic fox walks more than 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada
COPENHAGEN - An arctic fox walked more than 4,415 kilometres (2,737 miles) to go from northern Norway to Canada's far north in four months, Norwegian researchers said. The Norwegian Polar Institute re...
Jul 02, 2019
On Hold: Veterans Affairs struggling to answer former service members' calls
OTTAWA - New figures show many veterans have had a hard time getting anyone to pick up when they call Veterans Affairs Canada's toll-free line for information or assistance - with nearly one in f...
Jul 02, 2019
Pence abruptly cancels New Hampshire trip
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence has abruptly cancelled a planned trip to New Hampshire, but the White House and his office refuse to say why. White House spokesman Judd Deere said only that, "S...
Jul 02, 2019
'Toy Story 4' repeats at No. 1 over 'Annabelle,' 'Yesterday'
LOS ANGELES - "Toy Story 4" hung onto the top spot in its second week in theatres and the horror sequel "Annabelle Comes Home" opened in line with expectations, but the Cinderella story of the weekend...
Jul 02, 2019
RCMP seek suspect in downtown Canada Day stabbing
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP have now arrested a suspect they believe was involved in a downtown stabbing Canada Day. In a news release Wednesday morning (July 3) , RCMP Corporal Jodi Shelkie says the 31 y...
Jul 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cody Fajardo effective in his play as Roughriders starting quarterback
Cody Fajardo is giving rookie head coach Craig Dickenson a very pleasant problem. With incumbent Zach Collaros on the six-game injured list, Fajardo has throw for 790 yards with four TDs in two starts...
Jul 02, 2019
