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Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that 3,286 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data also ...
Apr 12, 2019

Animals killed in fire at Farm Animal Rescue
A number of animals have been killed in a fire at a non-profit operation for homeless and abused animals south of Edmonton.Flames broke out in a barn at Farm Animal Rescue and Rehoming Movement, east ...
Apr 12, 2019

Amid scandal, audit ordered into Baltimore non-profit's work
Baltimore's acting leader has ordered an audit of a non-profit's management of a $12 million city youth fund after it was tied to distribution of the embattled mayor's children's books. The audit of A...
Apr 12, 2019

Montreal offers to help find new homes for carriage horses as industry ends
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal plans to work with the owners of retiring caleche horses to offer the animals a chance to live out their days in the country once the industry is&nb...
Apr 12, 2019

Thieves make off with popular tourist attraction from Peggy's Cove
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. - One of the most-photographed Nova Scotians is missing. Shorty, a wide-eyed, five-foot-two wooden fisherman, was stolen from outside a tourist spot in Peggy's Cove, N.S.,...
Apr 12, 2019

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby undergoes emergency appendectomy
Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby has undergone an emergency appendectomy after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The Raptors said the surgery, performed Thursday evening a...
Apr 12, 2019

Laval defensive lineman Mathieu Betts named top CFL draft prospect
TORONTO - Laval Rouge et Or defensive lineman Mathieu Betts has held onto the No. 1 spot in the CFL's Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2019 draft. The Montreal native helped the Rouge et Or wi...
Apr 12, 2019

Wolves hosting annual ID camp this weekend
It will be a busy weekend at GPRC as the Wolves host their annual basketball ID camp.Head Coach of the Wolves women's basketball team Mandy Botham shared how she is quite excited for this year's insta...
Apr 12, 2019

Ex-NFLer Poli-Dixon finds new career in fine art after brief stop in reality TV
TORONTO - Brian Poli-Dixon found himself at loose ends after an injury - ripping his hamstring off the bone - forced him to retire from the NFL. After taking a year off to rehabilitate his ...
Apr 12, 2019

Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada end...
Apr 12, 2019