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Bouchard, Dabroswki into Chennai doubles semis; Zhao loses to Gracheva
CHENNAI, India - Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski and their partners are through to the doubles semifinals of the Chennai Open tennis tournament. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., teame...
Sep 15, 2022

Battlefords RCMP responds to unusual calls
Mounties in the Battlefords were kept busy over the past week, fielding hundreds of calls and responding to a few eyebrow-raising incidents.According to the RCMP, there were 500 calls for service betw...
Sep 15, 2022

Green leadership contender Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit party
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit the Green Party and an email suggesting as much was a "mischaracterization" by a well-meaning staffer that has since been corrected. According ...
Sep 15, 2022

Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A boil-water notice was lifted Thursday in Mississippi's capital city after nearly seven weeks, Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials said. "We have restored clean water," Reeve...
Sep 15, 2022

Toronto FC's Osorio reveals he has been dealing with a 'neurological dysfunction'
TORONTO - Midfielder Jonathan Osorio, who has missed Toronto FC's last four games, revealed Thursday he has been dealing with what he called a "neurological dysfunction" that dates back some two month...
Sep 15, 2022

B.C. toxic drug deaths double since public health emergency declared in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. The BC Coroners Service recorde...
Sep 15, 2022

'Wild West': Audit on veterans' medical cannabis sparks calls for oversight, research
OTTAWA - An internal audit outlining significant problems with Ottawa's administration of hundreds of millions of dollars in medical marijuana for veterans is being met with shock and concern by menta...
Sep 15, 2022

Former PMs, Canadian celebrities to attend queen's funeral in London
OTTAWA - Canada is sending 15 delegates to the queen's state funeral in London, England, on Monday, while celebrities will take part in a procession of recipients of national honours. Prime Minister J...
Sep 15, 2022

Citizens on Patrol Program group discusses strategic plan
The Battlefords Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) hopes to continue to raise awareness of the group's work after recently completing a new strategic plan. The non-profit gave an update on its activiti...
Sep 15, 2022

French Oblates begin dismissal proceedings for priest accused of abusing Inuit
The leadership of a Catholic order in France has begun dismissal proceedings against a priest accused of sexual abusing Inuit children in Nunavut. A delegation of Inuit led by Nunavut Tunnagivik Inc. ...
Sep 15, 2022