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All-Star Game television rating sets record low
NEW YORK - Baseball's All-Star Game had a record low television rating. The American League's 4-3 win over the National League on Tuesday night in Cleveland had a 5.0 rating on Fox, according to Niels...
Jul 11, 2019
Twitter investigating widespread outage that lasted more than an hour
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter is investigating a problem that affected service to its users in the United States, Canada and Europe for more than an hour Thursday. The disrupti...
Jul 11, 2019
Documentary on disappearance of, search for Ryan Shtuka to premiere in Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - It's a project that's been a year in the making. A documentary focusing on the disappearance of and subsequent search for Ryan Shtuka will be premiering in Kamloops next week.WATCH: This is...
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Falls are leading cause for seniors hospitalized due to injury: report
TORONTO - Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts...
Jul 11, 2019
Forward Joel Armia agrees to two-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Joel Armia signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday afternoon. The contract has an average annual value of US$2.6 million and covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. A...
Jul 11, 2019
Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin
TORONTO - American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. The Vermont senator said in a tweet tha...
Jul 11, 2019
Hamilton's Kia Nurse named a starting guard for the WNBA all-star game
NEW YORK - Hamilton's Kia Nurse has been named as one of the starting guards for the WNBA All-Star Game. Nurse is averaging 16 points, 2.1 assists, 2.7 rebounds and one steal over 15 games, all s...
Jul 11, 2019
Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister. The B.C....
Jul 11, 2019
Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister. The B.C....
Jul 11, 2019
Trudeau Liberals pledge $150M toward big-data cancer research initiative
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving forward with funding for a new cancer research network that aims to advance the science of individually customized cancer treatment. Federal Health Minis...
Jul 11, 2019
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