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New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada
VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...
Jul 14, 2020
Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two de...
Jul 14, 2020
Nearly 270,000 Conservatives eligible to vote in leadership contest
OTTAWA - The national Conservative party says it has 269,469 members eligible to vote in the current leadership race. About 100,000 of those memberships were purchased since the start of the year, whe...
Jul 14, 2020
Prada headlines Milan's first Digital Fashion Week
MILAN - Prada headlined Day 1 of Milan's first Digital Fashion Week on Tuesday with a series of out-sourced videos and the apt subtitle ''the show that never happened.'' Luxury fashion is adapting to ...
Jul 14, 2020
Montreal, Toronto look to bounce back against each other after disappointing games
The Montreal Impact and Toronto FC both disappointed in their opening matches at the MLS is Back Tournament. Now they look to bounce back at the expense of the other Thursday night at ESPN's Wide Worl...
Jul 14, 2020
42 recommendations made to improve City of Lethbridge operations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Phase 2 of the city's operational review has come back and recommends many changes.Completed by KPMG, the second part of their Fiscal and Operational Performance Review dove deep into...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 situation complicates Blue Jays plans to play at home: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health officer says the federal government would be having "a different conversation" with the Toronto Blue Jays about playing regular-season games at Rogers Centre if ...
Jul 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 14
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:05 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,377 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...
Jul 14, 2020
Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court
OTTAWA - The case of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria appears to be headed to court as her family escalates efforts to bring her to Canada. The girl known publicly as Amira was found on th...
Jul 14, 2020
Feds should have put $900M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an exis...
Jul 14, 2020