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Canadians may not realize 'magnitude of challenge' in 2050 climate strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government has released its long-term climate strategy with a caution that most Canadians - while sympathetic to the cause - don’t yet understand the “magnitude of the...
Nov 18, 2016
Ailing Vancouver Aquarium beluga stumps vets following offspring's sudden death
VANCOUVER - The sudden illness of a female beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium following her offspring’s unexpected death two days earlier has her caretakers scrambling to figure out what is ...
Nov 18, 2016
Man accused of sending letter bombs in Winnipeg will stand trial next year
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, will stand trial next year in a hearing scheduled to last 10 weeks. Guido Amsel faces ...
Nov 18, 2016
RCMP looking for stolen custom post-pounder
CARDSTON – Police hope you can help them track down a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment stolen from the Cardston area earlier this fall. RCMP say a custom-build Wheat Heart post pounder was taken...
Nov 18, 2016
Buckingham Palace needs infrastructure work to keep it going
LONDON - Buckingham Palace needs a taxpayer-funded face-lift if it’s to remain fit for the queen. The London home of Queen Elizabeth II hasn’t been upgraded since just after World War II, ...
Nov 18, 2016
Lafontaine joins Cycling Canada as CEO after year with cross-country skiing body
CANMORE, Alta. - Cycling Canada has named Pierre Lafontaine as its chief executive officer/secretary general. Lafontaine joins Cycling Canada after spending a year as chief executive officer of Cross ...
Nov 18, 2016
Boxer Vinny Paz says Hollywood biopic made him cry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Boxer Vinny Paz cried when he saw “Bleed for This,” a Hollywood biopic about the life of the Rhode Island native. Miles Teller stars as Paz, who returned to the ring aft...
Nov 18, 2016
Kanye West says if he'd voted, he would've voted for Trump
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Kanye West says he didn’t vote in the presidential election, but if he had, he would have voted for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. Fan video shows West making the co...
Nov 18, 2016
Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors has case put over
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario has had her case put over until Dec. 8. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, made a brief appearance...
Nov 18, 2016
Ontario couple plead guilty to quick-switch theft of $10,000 diamond in N.B.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A New Brunswick jeweller says he’s “ecstatic” that an Ontario couple suspected in a string of nationwide jewelry heists pleaded guilty to stealing a $10,000 diamon...
Nov 18, 2016