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Police say it's "impressive" no arrests were made after Raptors celebrations

Toronto police say it's "impressive" that they didn't have to arrest anyone after the Raptors' historic win on Saturday night sent thousands of celebratory fans careening onto the streets. The ro...

May 28, 2019

Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom

OXON HILL, Md. - Akash Vukoti is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the third time at age 9. It's just one of his many star turns. He's coming off an appearance on "Dancing with the St...

May 28, 2019

RCMP reminds public not to leave babies and pets in cars as weather warms

PRINCE GEORGE-In the midst of warmer weather RCMP are reminding the public to not leave unattended children or pets in vehicles.Over the weekend, RCMP frontline officers attended to a report of a chil...

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Pelley says complaints to execs led to evening news ouster

LOS ANGELES - Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley says he lost that job because he wouldn't stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment for men and women. Pelley was fo...

May 28, 2019

LaBatte's versatility proves its value on Roughriders' offensive line

SASKATOON - Canadian offensive linemen are golden in the CFL, and Brendon LaBatte's value to the Saskatchewan Roughriders can't be understated. Whenever an injury happens to the Roughriders offensive ...

May 28, 2019

Feeling Aretha's spirit, J Hud honours icon at Pulitzers

NEW YORK - With bad weather in Chicago on Monday and her flight cancelled, Jennifer Hudson fretted at the thought of missing her performance at Tuesday's Pulitzer Prize awards ceremony to pay tribute ...

May 28, 2019

VanVleet, Toronto Raptors not happy with just being in NBA championship series

TORONTO - Guard Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors aren't happy with just being in the NBA Finals. Toronto squares off against the Golden State Warriors in the league final, which opens Thursday ni...

May 28, 2019

Ottawa Redblacks staging competition for starting quarterback role

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks don't know who their starting quarterback will be when they open the CFL season next month, but the team sees no reason to worry about the situation. The Redblacks are co...

May 28, 2019

Report says government policies weigh on declining B.C. housing market

VICTORIA - A real estate market outlook by Vancouver's Central 1 Credit Union says tougher federal and provincial government housing policies are behind a drop in demand for resale housing i...

May 28, 2019

BC cracking down on money laundering in post-secondaries

VICTORIA-The BC government says it's cracking down on money laundering within public and private post-secondary institutions. In a report earlier in May highlighting money laundering in real estate, l...