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Overdose deaths up in Interior Health Authority, down provincially
There's been a significant decrease so far this year in the number of people dying from overdose in British Columbia. New numbers from the BC Coroners Service show there were 104 suspected overdose de...
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Raptors star Kawhi Leonard joins exclusive Toronto playoff success club
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater on Sunday night is widely regarded as the greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history. But where does the shot that gave the Raptors a win over the visiting Phil...
May 15, 2019

Quebec to have say in naming of next SCOC judge from Quebec after deal with feds
QUEBEC - The federal and Quebec governments have reached what the province is calling a historic deal that ensures it will play an active role in the process of selecting the next Supreme Court o...
May 15, 2019

Alex Trebek in Ottawa to open Royal Canadian Geographical Society's new HQ
OTTAWA - Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek recently completed what he hopes will be his last chemotherapy treatment, he told the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Monday afternoon as he helped o...
May 15, 2019

Still getting used to PGA Tour win, Corey Conners prepared for PGA Championship
TORONTO - There's no doubt that Corey Conners's life has changed since winning the Valero Texas Open nearly six weeks ago. Monday qualifiers and doubts about where he'll play next have given...
May 15, 2019

Power play: Papal aide's manhole act angers Italy's Salvini
ROME - Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has taken aim at a Vatican cardinal who climbed into a utility manhole to restore electricity to squatters in a state-owned building, pitting far-right ...
May 15, 2019

June Jones leaves Hamilton Tiger-Cats for XFL head coaching position
HAMILTON - June Jones is leaving the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the XFL. The Ticats confirmed Monday that Jones has stepped down as their assistant head coach/offensive co-o...
May 15, 2019

'Fire and Fury' author has new Trump book out in June
NEW YORK - The author of "Fire and Fury" has more inside stories on the Trump administration. Michael Wolff's "Siege: Trump Under Fire" comes out June 4, Henry Holt and Company announced Wednesday. Li...
May 15, 2019

Federal fire officials update forecast for this year's wildfire season
EDMONTON - Officials say the wildfire danger is already high to extreme in areas of Western Canada. Natural Resources Canada's Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton is providing a briefing today o...
May 15, 2019

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques announces winners of science contest
FREDERICTON - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took time from his busy schedule on the International Space Station today to encourage young students to pursue science - telling them th...
May 15, 2019

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