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Boris Johnson visits Belfast as Brexit woes hurt UK economy
LONDON - New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday finished his rocky debut tour of the U.K. in Northern Ireland, where he faces a doubly difficult challenge of restoring the collapsed Bel...
Jul 31, 2019

The Latest: Plan to allow drug imports will take time
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to lower prescription drug prices (all times local): 6:20 p.m. It's unclear how soon consumers will see benefits from a Trump administration pl...
Jul 31, 2019

Fire at Texas Exxon Mobil refinery slightly injures 37
HOUSTON - An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people with minor injuries, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Hou...
Jul 31, 2019

Canadian gymnast Ellie Black wins five medals for second Pan Ams in a row
LIMA, Peru - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black's breakout performance came four years ago in Toronto. Her Pan Am Games encore in Lima was on par and nearly one better. Black's record-smashin...
Jul 31, 2019

US officials say key rail safety technology 90% complete
WASHINGTON - The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said Wednesday, but "significant work" is needed to ensure the techno...
Jul 31, 2019

Five things to know about the dangers of Manitoba's northern wilderness
GILLAM, Man. - The RCMP have been searching a remote area in northern Manitoba for more than a week trying to find murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. A burned-out vehicle the fugitives&...
Jul 31, 2019

Majority of northern dog bites occurring in La Loche
La Loche is leading the way when it comes to the number of dog bites in off-reserve northern communities. That's according to data received by larongeNOW from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, which ...
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'I filled a void': How a developer wants to help settle centuries of grievances in Oka
MONTREAL - Developer Gregoire Gollin thought he had a steal when he purchased 220 hectares of land between the First Nations territory of Kanesatake and the neighbouring village of Oka, Que., in 2004....
Jul 31, 2019

Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell ready to test throwing arm
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell says he's ready to throw the football again. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Grey Cup MVP in 2018 hasn't played since injuring the pecto...
Jul 31, 2019

Fajardo says nothing changes after Roughriders trade Collaros
REGINA - With Saskatchewan trading veteran quarterback Zach Collaros to the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday, the usual football parlance would now call the Roughriders Cody Fajardo's team. General mana...
Jul 31, 2019