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Colorado man fined $1K for repeatedly feeding bears
DURANGO, Colo. - A Colorado man has been fined $1,000 for intentionally feeding bears for the third time in the past eight years. The Durango Herald reports a resident reported to Colorado Parks and W...
Aug 1, 2018
Final wild cards announced for Rogers Cup tournaments in Toronto and Montreal
TORONTO - Rising star Felix Auger-Aliassime is among five Canadians who earned a wild-card berth into the 2018 Rogers Cup. Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday the final five wild-card recipients for ...
Aug 1, 2018
Ten years after his death, Montreal teen's supporters deplore lack of recognition
MONTREAL - Supporters of a Montreal teen who was killed by a city police officer in 2008 are lamenting the lack of any kind of lasting memorial in his honour as they prepare to mark the 10-year annive...
Aug 1, 2018
Ontario government defends move to axe basic income pilot project
TORONTO - As anti-poverty advocates denounced the Ontario government’s decision to scrap a basic income pilot project, the province defended the move Wednesday by suggesting the program discoura...
Aug 1, 2018
Myanmar leader removed from display at Canadian Museum for Human Rights
WINNIPEG - Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be removed from a display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over the humanitarian crisis facing her country’s Rohingya Muslims. The ...
Aug 1, 2018
Senate backs wide-ranging spending bill for host of agencies
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday approved a catch-all spending bill that funds a wide swath of government programs, from Interior and environment to agriculture, transportation, housing, Treasury ...
Aug 1, 2018
A look at spectacular jewel thefts over recent years
COPENHAGEN - The daring theft of priceless crown jewels dating back centuries from a small Swedish town’s cathedral Tuesday is the latest in a long line of brazen jewelry heists over the years. ...
Aug 1, 2018
Construction to begin on major route
Construction will soon begin on Highway 598 from Rocky Mountain House to Leslieville. "We'll start mobilizing equipment on Wednesday, and begin construction on Thursday, weather permitting," says Howi...
Aug 1, 2018
Winnipeg Jets sign forward Nic Petan to two-way, one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nic Petan on a one-year, two-way contract worth US$874,125 in the NHL. The 23-year-old from Delta, B.C., had two goals in 15 games for the Jets last ye...
Aug 1, 2018
Man charged with murders of three people in Calgary, bodies found in two homes
CALGARY - A warning about taking someone’s life was posted in November 2010 on the Facebook page of a Calgary man charged with murdering three people who were found dead Tuesday. “Imma kil...
Aug 1, 2018