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Canada falls in quarters at men's U23 world wheelchair basketball championship
TORONTO - Canada will miss the podium at the men’s under-23 world wheelchair basketball championship after a 58-45 loss to Japan in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Liam Hickey led the Canadians...
Jun 14, 2017
Mother of boy says two other children burned by accident while playing with gas
LA RONGE, Sask. - The mother of a young boy involved in an incident in a northern Saskatchewan community where two other children were burned says the whole thing was an accident. The woman tells CTV ...
Jun 14, 2017
London Free Press wins Michener Award for public service in journalism
OTTAWA - The London Free Press has won the prestigious Michener Award for public service in journalism for its work on problems in Ontario’s criminal, corrections and mental-health systems. The ...
Jun 14, 2017
Boaters say group stole pigs off California Delta island
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Several pigs that were left four years ago on a small island within the California Delta have become the centre of residents’ debate after an animal-rights group took them o...
Jun 14, 2017
Alleged chicken abuse spurs body cameras requirement for farm workers
VANCOUVER - A chicken-catching company at the centre of an animal cruelty investigation in British Columbia says it will require staff to wear body cameras after an animal advocacy group released vide...
Jun 14, 2017
Mountie tells triple-murder trial dad of accused said devil talking to his son
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The RCMP’s team commander at two southern Alberta murder scenes says the father of a man accused in the deaths admitted his son had “done something bad,” saying &...
Jun 14, 2017
Prime minister extends term for Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Schofield
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has extended the term of Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Schofield until the end of December. Schofield was sworn in to what is usually a five-year term in March 20...
Jun 14, 2017
Trump to nominate Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate a big-money political donor and philanthropist with personal ties to the coal industry as the next American ambassador to Canada. The White...
Jun 14, 2017
Canada not so great for kids compared with other rich countries: UNICEF
VANCOUVER - Canada ranks 37th on a list of 41 rich countries for children having access to enough nutritious food, and higher-than-average rates of child homicide and teen suicide also point to a need...
Jun 14, 2017
Sony will only release clean edits with directors' approval
LOS ANGELES - Sony is revising its plan to make sanitized versions of R and PG-13 rated movies available for home viewing after directors like Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen publicly expressed their disap...
Jun 14, 2017