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Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92
VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...
Jan 22, 2020
Humane Society removes 80 cats from home in Guelph, Ont.
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Humane Society says it has taken in 80 cats that were found in a home in the southwestern Ontario city. The organization's executive director says they were called ...
Jan 22, 2020
Canadian James Hinchcliffe crossing off items on his racing bucket list
James Hinchcliffe was surprised and disappointed when he was dismissed from Arrow McLaren SP last October. Now he sees it as an opportunity to live out all his racing fantasies. The 33-year-...
Jan 22, 2020
Wolfpack look to play World Cup champion Australia in Toronto in October
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack are thinking big on the eve of their debut season in the top-tier Betfred Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team is looking to play reigning Wo...
Jan 22, 2020
Jenkins thrilled to have Walker join him as second Canadian in Hall of Fame
Fergie Jenkins didn't expect he'd be holding on to his status as the lone Canadian in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for nearly three decades. So when Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larr...
Jan 22, 2020
Court takes another look at Native American adoption law
NEW ORLEANS - Federal appellate judges closely questioned attorneys for the government and Native American tribes Wednesday over whether a law meant to preserve Native American families and culture un...
Jan 22, 2020
Vegas casino says O.J. Simpson too tarnished to defame
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson couldn't have been defamed by accounts that he was drunk and disruptive before being banned from a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, because his reputation was already tarnished, ...
Jan 22, 2020
Drug-dispensing machine model should be expanded to fight overdoses: B.C. doctor
VANCOUVER - Don Durban holds his palm up to a screen on a tall steel box akin to a vending machine crossed with an ATM that displays his first name and an identification number seconds ...
Jan 22, 2020
PM Trudeau names third national security adviser in as many years
OTTAWA - A longtime public servant whose decades-long career has spanned portfolios from defence to foreign affairs is being tapped to be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's third national security advise...
Jan 22, 2020
CBC making changes to four-host format of flagship news program 'The National'
TORONTO - The CBC is making changes to the four-host format of its flagship newscast "The National" in response to feedback from viewers. The public broadcaster says Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chan...
Jan 22, 2020