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Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club hosting LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open in 2020
VANCOUVER - The LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open will return to B.C. next year. Golf Canada has announced the LPGA Tour's lone Canadian stop will be at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, Aug. 31-Sept. ...
Aug 01, 2019
CBS stands by 'Bull,' star in wake of misconduct claim
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - CBS is standing behind "Bull" and its star, who is getting leadership training in the wake of a sexual harassment settlement. CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl told a TV c...
Aug 01, 2019
Fox's Tomi Lahren apologizes for tweet on Kamala Harris
NEW YORK - Fox News personality Tomi Lahren is apologizing for an offensive tweet directed at Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Lahren hosts a show on the digital Fox Nation site and is...
Aug 01, 2019
Lack of oxygen likely caused fatal plane crash near Calgary, says TSB report
A lack of oxygen likely played a role in a plane crash southwest of Calgary that killed two people, an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found. The board said in a report rele...
Aug 01, 2019
US coach Jill Ellis stepping down after 2 World Cup titles
With two Women's World Cup titles in hand, U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis says it's time to move on. Ellis announced Tuesday that she's resigning, just more than three weeks after the United Stat...
Aug 01, 2019
Friends, co-workers mourn 4 members of same family found dead in Markham, Ont.
The four people found dead in a Markham, Ont., home over the weekend came from three generations of what appeared to be a happy family, friends said Tuesday, as they mourned the victims of what police...
Aug 01, 2019
Statistics agency takes second look at ethnicity question ahead of 2021 census
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada officials estimate the number of people identifying as Jewish in the 2016 census could have been double what it was if not for a small change on the questionnaire. The numbe...
Aug 01, 2019
FBI calls killer at California festival 'kind of a loner'
GILROY, Calif. - The 19-year-old gunman who opened fire at a Northern California food festival was "kind of a loner" and much of his life was shrouded in mystery, the FBI said Tuesday as investigators...
Aug 01, 2019
Trump threatens 10% tariffs on China starting Sept. 1
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China...
Aug 01, 2019
Largest-ever seizure of meth at Coutts border crossing made
COUTTS, AB - 50 kg of methamphetamine contained in 33 bags were seized by Canada Border Services (CBSA) and RCMP at the Coutts Border crossing on Sunday (July 28). CBSA says this is the equivalent of ...
Aug 01, 2019 Meth seizure at Coutts border crossing. (Supplied by Canada Border Services Agency)