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Meth addictions have government's attention: Manitoba health minister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s health minister says there is evidence that people with addictions in the province are turning to methamphetamines. “Clearly there is evidence that people are migrati...
Oct 23, 2018
Butt Ugly celebrating its impact during final tour
Officials with a long time anti-tobacco program in central Alberta are celebrating its success over the past 24 years, calling it "Mission Accomplished." Gail Foreman, General Manager and Co-Founder o...
Oct 23, 2018
Mayor in London, Ont., elected after 14 rounds in Canada's 1st ranked ballot
The country’s first municipal vote to be held under a ranked-ballot system was finally decided on Tuesday, with a mayor declared after 14 rounds of counting. Under the system, in which voters pi...
Oct 23, 2018
Five top questions about federal carbon tax and how it affects you
OTTAWA - Five things you need to know about how the national price on carbon affects you. 1. What provinces are affected? Only people living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick will b...
Oct 23, 2018
Alabama music fest ends after weather plagued 2018's event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The largest music festival in Alabama’s most populous city has announced that this summer’s event was its last, as weather issues had plagued the two days of shows. The ...
Oct 23, 2018
Walkoff Memories: '93 Jays reunite for 25th anniversary of World Series win
TORONTO - Even though he was in the home dugout at the time, former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston didn’t see Joe Carter hit his famous home run to win the 1993 World Series. Gaston had j...
Oct 23, 2018
Kingston man charged in 2014 sex assaults, police say
KINGSTON, Ont. - A 46-year-old Kingston, Ont., man is facing charges in a series of alleged sexual assaults from four years ago. City police say the alleged victim in the case was sexually assaulted t...
Oct 23, 2018
City Mounties seek suspect vehicle
Red Deer RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a blue four door car that was on the south side of Bower Mall today, October 23 at approximately 12:50 p.m. Police say the blue four-door car ha...
Oct 23, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs learning to deal with having a target on their back
TORONTO - Mike Babcock says life at the top isn’t for everyone. The head coach of the Maple Leafs no doubt enjoyed his team’s fast start to the season - an early surge that saw Toronto sco...
Oct 23, 2018
Canadian troops, families take shelter in hotel after Florida hurricane
OTTAWA - Thirty Canadian military members and their families were forced to evacuate their Florida homes and are now living in a hotel after a hurricane ripped through the U.S. air force base where th...
Oct 23, 2018