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Over 50,000 Hydro customers lose power in lightning storm
KAMLOOPS - Over 50,000 B.C. Hydro customers lost their power last night in the Thompson/Shuswap area as a major summer thunderstorm hit the area. It appears lightning may have started a chain of react...
Sep 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Status hearing set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago
CHICAGO - R. Kelly is expected to appear at a status hearing a day after jail personnel moved him into the general inmate population following a complaint from his attorneys that he was being held in ...
Sep 04, 2019
Canadian show jumpers turn attention to Tokyo and tough new rules
CALGARY - Canada is the only country to finish in the top five in team show jumping at the last three Summer Olympics, a run that includes a silver medal in 2008 and a narrow loss in a jump-off f...
Sep 04, 2019
Italian leaders finalize ministry picks for new government
ROME - Political leaders say they've put the final touches on Italy's next government, which will shut out right-wing firebrand Matteo Salvini and his anti-migrant League. Premier-designate Giuseppe C...
Sep 04, 2019
Timothée Chalamet makes a big impression in Venice
VENICE, Italy - Timothe Chalamet made a movie star's debut at the 76th Venice International Film Festival this week for his Henry V film "The King," wearing a bold silver suit and silky blouse from Fr...
Sep 04, 2019
Student groups launch nationwide get-out-the-vote push ahead of federal campaign
OTTAWA - A nationwide get-out-the-vote campaign targeting post-secondary students launches today, aiming to maintain gains in turnout at the polls among the nation's youngest voters. The Can...
Sep 04, 2019
Federal Court of Appeal to rule on letting pipeline challenges proceed
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice approved a plan ...
Sep 04, 2019
Iran warns of 'strong step' from atomic deal if no new terms
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will "take a strong step" away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe cannot offer the country new terms by a deadline at the end of this week, a government spokesm...
Sep 04, 2019
Hong Kong's government to meet amid bill withdrawal talk
Hong Kong's government has a meeting scheduled amid speculation leader Carrie Lam may formally withdraw an extradition bill as protesters have demanded. The office of lawmaker Michael Tien confirmed a...
Sep 04, 2019
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school
HONG KONG - Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the first day of classes Monday as part of a citywide strike following...
Sep 03, 2019
