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Canada's Felicia Spencer says set to surprise Cris Cyborg at UFC 240
EDMONTON - Canadian fighter Felicia Spencer says she's OK flying under the radar as her opponent Cris Cyborg duels with UFC boss Dana White over a possible Amanda Nunes rematch. "People might be ...
Jul 25, 2019
Court orders Elections Canada to review moving voting day over religious worries
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is taking a second look at whether voting day this October needs to be moved because it falls on a Jewish holiday after being ordered by a Federal Court ...
Jul 25, 2019
RCMP believe suspects in northern B.C. homicides still in Manitoba
GILLAM, Man. - Mounties in Manitoba say there have been two confirmed sightings of a pair of teens suspected in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.Cpl. Julie Courchaine says the s...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Scheer says Liberals exaggerating over his call to review Canada Food Guide
ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - On a visit to an agricultural fair in a battleground riding east of Montreal Tuesday, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer defended his promise to review the Canada Food Gu...
Jul 25, 2019
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finally running fast and painfree
MONTREAL - Via Rail train 068 was pulling into Montreal Central Station late Wednesday night when the woman who'd been seated behind sprinter Andre De Grasse for the previous five hours...
Jul 25, 2019
Group linked to robocalls and text messages registers as third party
OTTAWA - A third-party organization linked to a series of robocall and text campaigns in Canada is now officially registered as a third party for the upcoming federal election. Canada Strong and ...
Jul 25, 2019
Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan
Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...
Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)
Quebec police believe to have found bodies of missing Quebec businessman and son
MONTREAL - Police say they believe they have found the bodies of a Quebec businessman and his teenage son who went missing two weeks ago in the upper Laurentians. In a tweet today,...
Jul 25, 2019
Ex-Flynn business partner convicted of illegal lobbying
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook...
Jul 25, 2019
Late-night house fire under investigation
A late-night house fire in North Battleford remains under investigation.The fire department said it was called to the home at 1571 99 St. shortly after 11 p.m. on July 24. Crews arrived to find smoke ...
Jul 25, 2019 Yellow police tape surrounds a home at 1571 99 St. in North Battleford after a late night fire. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)