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Messier, the heralded racehorse, has many of the traits of his famous namesake
He's named after one of pro hockey's biggest stars but Tom Ryan says Messier, the heralded thoroughbred, shares more than just the same moniker as the six-time Stanley Cup champion. Ryan, the managing...
May 04, 2022

Final victim in Ontario plane crash that killed international fugitive identified
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - Police have identified the final victim in a plane crash in northern Ontario that killed four, including a Canadian wanted in Thailand for murder. The Ontario Provincial Police s...
May 04, 2022

Military dealing with gap in search-and-rescue services due to new procurement delay
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is relocating two aircraft from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island to address a gap in Canada's search-and-rescue services. The gap is the result of a new delay in the ...
May 04, 2022

YouTube says bill could cover user-generated content, despite minister's assurances
OTTAWA - YouTube says user-generated content, such as cooking videos made in people's kitchens, could be regulated by an online streaming law, despite assurances from the heritage minister that this w...
May 04, 2022

Volunteers rescue Shuswap Lake boaters stranded on log boom
BLIND BAY, B.C. - Search and rescue volunteers were called out to Shuswap Lake near Copper Island Monday night (May 2) after a boat hit a log boom.In a Facebook post, Royal Canadian Marine Search and ...
May 04, 2022

Canada's Michael Gligic taking it a day at a time on PGA Tour
Michael Gligic knows that most golfers on the PGA Tour would say their goals are to keep their cards and win tournaments. He wants that too, of course, but he doesn't typically make results-oriented g...
May 04, 2022

Promoter Lee Baxter has big dreams to focus spotlight back on boxing in Toronto
TORONTO - After running everything from a dog boutique to a tattoo parlour and restaurant, Lee Baxter has handled more than his share of business challenges. But boxing is where his heart is. Baxter, ...
May 04, 2022

Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes assault case, drug and weapon seizures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 412 calls for service from midnight Friday (April 29) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 2). Below are some highlights from those reports.Downtown assaultA...
May 04, 2022

Ethics committee says government must tell Canadians it's tracking their movements
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee says the federal government needs to tell Canadians if it's collecting data about their movements, and allow them to opt out of that collection. Those are some of...
May 04, 2022

Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NPD pitches
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the government should launch pharmacare with free access to birth control, including the morning-after pill. Reproductive health has been in the spotlight since ...
May 04, 2022

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