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WolfPack and Classics McRae complete first swim at Best Fest Open water in Spain
KAMLOOPS - WolfPack and Classics swimmer Ryley McRae is holding his own at an international open water event in Spain. McRae was 11th in a 1.5 kilometer event with a time of 17 minutes 11 seconds. The...
May 28, 2019 Image credit: cfjctoday
Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open with injury
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime called his decision to pull out of the French Open one of the more difficult he's had to make in his young tennis career. The 18-year-old from Montreal pulled ou...
May 28, 2019
Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations
PORT KLANG, Malaysia - Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming...
May 28, 2019
California beach tribute for Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Family members, friends and fans attended a Southern California beach memorial for Dick Dale, the late King of the Surf Guitar. The Orange County Register says a crowd gathe...
May 28, 2019
Lawyer accuses Chris Brown of "disrespect" in rape case
PARIS - The lawyer for a woman who filed a rape complaint in Paris against Chris Brown says the American singer-songwriter "has thumbed his nose at and shown disrespect for the French legal system" af...
May 28, 2019
Tornadoes leave trail of destruction across Ohio, Indiana
BROOKVILLE, Ohio - A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another. There were no immediate repor...
May 28, 2019
As PM, Scheer says he'd scrutinize CBC's work for Canadian emphasis
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if he is elected prime minister in the fall, he'll want to make sure the CBC is telling enough Canadian stories. In an interview with The...
May 28, 2019
Weather still concern for Alberta firefighters but crews keeping flames at bay
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Warmer temperatures, gusty winds and no rain continued to cause unpredictable conditions for firefighters in northern Alberta on Monday, but officials said measures to keep flames ...
May 28, 2019
In the news today, May 28
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, May 28 --- SCRUTINIZE CBC'S WORK FOR CANADIANNESS: SCHEER Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if he is elected prime minister in the fall, he'll want...
May 28, 2019
Women's professional hockey faces hurdles hoops didn't for the WNBA
Amid calls for the NHL to take an ownership stake in women's hockey, a former WNBA commissioner says the women's basketball league wouldn't have survived without the NBA. Val ...
May 28, 2019
