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Saskatchewan seeks intervener status in B.C. Trans Mountain pipeline case
REGINA - Saskatchewan is seeking intervener status in British Columbia’s reference case over the flow of heavy oil through that province. Attorney General Don Morgan says Saskatchewan is dismaye...
May 9, 2018
Corrective to story about cat declawing
VANCOUVER - In a story that moved Tuesday about cat declawing, The Canadian Press misspelled the name of the registrar of the College of Veterinarians of B.C. Her name is Luisa Hlus. The Canadian Pres...
May 9, 2018
Racist tirade caught on video at Lethbridge Denny's restaurant goes viral
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Monir Omerzai was still stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Facebook a video t...
May 9, 2018
Particularly hard on foxes and bears: Study finds oilsands change forest fauna
EDMONTON - Research suggests even underground oilsands mines have profound effects on the forest community that vary from animal to animal. “What you’re seeing in the oilsands is a change ...
May 9, 2018
Meghan Markle waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds
LONDON - Madame Tussauds London has unveiled a waxwork of Meghan Markle as it prepares for events marking her May 19 marriage to Prince Harry. The likeness of the American actress sports the emerald g...
May 9, 2018
Texas biker accused of killing man who was shot by police
FORT WORTH, Texas - One of three bikers indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a chaotic 2015 shooting outside a Texas restaurant is accused of killing a man who was also shot twice by pol...
May 9, 2018
Some items stolen from top Bears draft pick's car recovered
CHICAGO - Police say several items have been returned after they were stolen from Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Roquan Smith’s car in Georgia, but not his Bears-issued iPad. Athens-Clarke...
May 9, 2018
Nova Scotia launches bid to sell culture to China, Japan with trade mission
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is launching a trade mission to sell its culture to Asian markets, but it’s about much more than lobsters, bagpipes and donairs. Leo Glavine, the provincial cabinet ministe...
May 9, 2018
Homeowner's video shows waves crashing into New Brunswick sunroom
GRAND LAKE, N.B. - Dawn Burke returned to her Grand Lake, N.B., home to grab extra clothes for her kids on Friday night, after days of staying with a nearby friend. She found waves crashing through he...
May 9, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games IIHF World Championship At Copenhagen Switzerland 5 Belarus 2 Sweden 7 Austria 0 At Herning, Denmark Germany 6 South Korea 1 Denmark 3 Finland 2 — AHL Playoffs Rockford 4...
May 9, 2018