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Footage of sea lion dragging girl off wharf used as reminder of wildlife danger
RICHMOND, B.C. - Jocelyne Dramisino says she made her little cousin watch a hair-raising online video before taking her to a Vancouver-area wharf on Tuesday where days earlier a sea lion yanked a youn...
May 23, 2017
Emerald weighing more than 600 pounds found in Brazil
SAO PAULO - Miners have found a 4.3-foot (1.3-meter) tall emerald weighing more than 600 pounds (272 kilograms) in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. Paulo Santana of Brazil’s National ...
May 23, 2017
Lawmakers probe US contractor in Iraq sex trafficking case
WASHINGTON - A congressional investigative panel is demanding documents and testimony from an embattled U.S. defence contractor accused of failing to promptly disclose human trafficking on a base in I...
May 23, 2017
Natural centre Gabriel Vilardi growing into role on wing with Spitfires
WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor Spitfires coach Rocky Thompson is using forward Gabriel Vilardi as much as possible, but the top prospect had to be willing to adapt to make it happen. The 17-year-old Vilardi ...
May 23, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, May 23 --- TERRORISM TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT NATO, G7: The deadly bombing in Manchester has thrust the familiar scourge of terrorism back onto the world stag...
May 23, 2017
Bashaw and Mirror soon to be connected with new waterline
Ground has been broken on the latest portion of the Highway 12/21 Regional Waterline. The segment, which represents the fifth phase of the commission’s system, will connect Mirror and Bashaw to ...
May 23, 2017
Terrorism to take centre stage when Trudeau meets with NATO, G7 counterparts
OTTAWA - The deadly bombing in Manchester has thrust the familiar scourge of terrorism back under the spotlight as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for high-level meetings with allies overseas. ...
May 23, 2017
Florida man allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania girlfriend in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a Florida man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking his girlfriend while visiting an acquaintance in Kingston, Ont. They say the accused and two wo...
May 23, 2017
One-third of Ontario's 6.6M workers vulnerable, says new report
TORONTO - New technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors, have left approximately one-third of Ontario’s 6.6 million workers vulnerable, says a govern...
May 23, 2017
Toronto actress Karen David on meeting Manchester victim at fan convention
TORONTO - “Once Upon a Time” actress Karen David only met Manchester bombing victim Georgina Callander for a few minutes, but the sparkling 18-year-old’s embrace is ingrained in her ...
May 23, 2017