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B.C. teen overdose inquest recommends improvements in substance abuse treatment
VICTORIA - A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury recommends improvements in provincial substance abuse treatment, detection and prevention services for young people following an inquest into the o...
Jun 27, 2019

Yanks open with 2 HR, set MLB mark in 4-3 win over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Aaron Judge and his teammates were joking about which one of them would hit the home run that gave the New York Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball. The 6-foot-...
Jun 27, 2019

Saskatoon man buys canoe with briefcase full of Canadian Tire cash
SASKATOON - You can't get much more Canadian than buying a canoe with a briefcase full of Canadian Tire money. That's what Tomas Terfloth did on Thursday in Saskatoon. The price including ta...
Jun 27, 2019

Toronto defends how sick baby was helped at Raptors parade, infant later died
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is defending how police and paramedics dealt with a sick baby in the massive crowd that turned out for the Raptors NBA championship victory parade earlier this month...
Jun 27, 2019

Toronto defends how sick baby was helped at Raptors parade, infant later died
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is defending how police and paramedics dealt with a sick baby in the massive crowd that turned out for the Raptors NBA championship victory parade earlier this month...
Jun 27, 2019

Democrats hope Mueller testimony will have 'profound impact'
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he expects special counsel Robert Mueller to have "a profound impact" when he testifies before Congress on July 17, even though Mueller ...
Jun 27, 2019

School superintendent says 'unbelievable mistake' to give kids graphic sex guide
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The manager of a public health nurse says she is sorry for mistakenly giving a class of British Columbia students a sex-education guide that contai...
Jun 27, 2019

Correction: Wisconsin Fire story
PICKEREL, Wis. - In a story June 25 about a Wisconsin house fire that killed six people, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the Langlade County coroner. He is Larry Shadick, not Shadlick...
Jun 27, 2019

Former Humboldt Bronco inks sponsorship deal with Adidas
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has signed a multi-year contract with Adidas Canada and has a lot of new sportswear as a result.Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the...
Jun 27, 2019

Western Premiers meet in Edmonton Thursday
EDMONTON - There were smiles, handshakes and even a joke or two as Canada's western premiers emerged from their day-long meeting in Edmonton.There has been friction between the leaders of late over Br...
Jun 27, 2019 From left to right: John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia; Sandy Silver, Premier of Yukon; Robert McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories; Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta; Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan; Joe Savikataaq, Premier of Nunavut; Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba.(Photo: Government of Alberta)