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Migration begins: blame toadlets if ground seems to move in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - An annual migration involving tens of thousands of creatures is underway in Whistler, B.C., but observers could miss it if they don't look down. Up to 40,000 tiny western to...
Jul 18, 2019
Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight to h...
Jul 18, 2019
House condemns Trump 'racist' tweets in extraordinary rebuke
WASHINGTON - In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of colour, despit...
Jul 18, 2019
Wooden fence blocking Signal Hill view comes down after backlash in St. John's
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Only a few panels of a widely scorned wooden fence were still standing along Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L., this morning as Parks Canada tore the structure down following a&n...
Jul 18, 2019
Crown rests its case in shooting of German tourist
CALGARY- The Crown has rested its case in the Calgary trial of a teenager accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway nearly two years ago.Today, the teen's lawyer is expected to tell the...
Jul 18, 2019
Body of missing Edmonton woman found
NORTH BATTLEFORD- The RCMP has confirmed that human remains found in Saskatchewan last week are those of a missing Edmonton woman.They say an autopsy has determined the body found by a police dog duri...
Jul 18, 2019
Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay lock up Tokyo Olympic spots for Canada
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Divers Caeli McKay and Meaghan Benfeito have secured two spots for Canada in the women's 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. McKay finished third in the s...
Jul 18, 2019
Natural gas producers call for government action
CALGARY- Alberta natural gas producers are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to support a plan to restrict production to boost low gas prices.The CEOs of nine producers have released an open letter to t...
Jul 18, 2019
Cardinal Energy cleaning up after 320,000 litres of oil and produced water spills
SWAN HILLS- A large spill of crude oil and produced water at a Cardinal Energy facility near Swan Hills is being cleaned up.The Alberta Energy Regulator says 320,000 litres of the substances leaked af...
Jul 18, 2019
Police officer in 'I can't breathe' death won't be charged
NEW YORK - After years of silence, federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a bl...
Jul 18, 2019