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Brazilian Cunha wins women's 5K open water at world titles
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Ana Marcela Cunha improved on her already impressive career in open-water swimming at the world championships with a win in the 5-kilometre race on Wednesday. It was the ...
Jul 17, 2019
Two toddlers found dead in water at Maskwacis
A family from the Samson Cree Nation is dealing with tragedy following the deaths of two toddlers on Tuesday.RCMP responded at 6:44 p.m. to a call for assistance about two missing children, who were s...
Jul 17, 2019
320,000 litres of oil, produced water spill near Swan Hills Saturday
SWAN HILLS, Alta. - A large spill of crude oil and produced water at a Cardinal Energy facility near Swan Hills is being cleaned up.The Alberta Energy Regulator has few details about Saturday's spill ...
Jul 17, 2019
Parks Canada promises to remove offending fence at Signal Hill in
St. John's
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Parks Canada is promising to remove a fence that visitors say spoiled the iconic view at Signal Hill in St. John's. In a statement, the agency says the current fence was meant to ma...
Jul 17, 2019
Argonauts still looking for first win as they face Stampeders on road
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson warned that the Calgary Stampeders can't take a winless team lightly. The Toronto Argonauts (0-4) have yet to win a game this season, but Dickenson stressed tha...
Jul 17, 2019
One person dead after rollover near Widewater
Slave Lake RCMP say a young man is dead after a crash near Widewater.Mounties say Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m., a car carrying five people rolled into what police describe as a steep ditch along So...
Jul 17, 2019
Paul McCartney writing 'It's a Wonderful Life' stage musical
LONDON - Paul McCartney is writing his first stage musical, an adaptation of the classic movie "It's a Wonderful Life." The ex-Beatle is collaborating with "Billy Elliot" playwright Lee Hall and West ...
Jul 17, 2019
Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately
WASHINGTON - Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation haile...
Jul 17, 2019
Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said W...
Jul 17, 2019
Cambodia says 11 containers of Canadian trash among illegal garbage shipments
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has asked officials in Cambodia for more information about 11 containers of Canadian garbage the southeast Asian country's environment ministry says ended up there ill...
Jul 17, 2019