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'It's too cold!' Mr. Hot Dog says no school in South Dakota
PARKER, S.D. - A South Dakota school district is using a talking hot dog to announce closures due to the extreme cold . In a video posted to the Parker School District's Facebook page, Mr. Hot Dog say...
Jan 30, 2019
Zimbabwe pastor freed on bail says hundreds in jail need aid
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwe pastor and activist charged with subversion was released on bail after more than a week on Wednesday and said he needs a doctor - as do hundreds of people still in jail w...
Jan 30, 2019
Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada's oldest graveyards
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. - Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have found what they believe is one of the oldest European graveyards in Canada. Archeologist Sara Beanlands says ther...
Jan 30, 2019
Access searches for military should be broadened for other identifiers: Vance
OTTAWA - Canada's top military officer says the Defence Department could do a better job of broadening search terms to include acronyms and other identifiers for military personnel...
Jan 30, 2019
Government officials to examine 'serious housing' situation in Cat Lake
OTTAWA - Senior regional officials will meet with the northern Ontario community of Cat Lake on Tuesday to develop short- and long-term plans for its "serious housing" situation, I...
Jan 30, 2019
Activists ask Trudeau to act as Canadian trash continues to rot in Manila
OTTAWA - More than 100 community and environment groups in the Philippines are making a plea to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take out Canada's trash. Calling themselves the EcoWaste Coalition...
Jan 30, 2019
Parents describe son's mistaken identity after Humboldt crash at Sidhu's sentencing hearing
This article was updated at 2019-01-30 19:08.Paul and Tanya Labelle attempted to identify their son after learning he was involved in the Humboldt Broncos collision and eventually wound up grieving at...
Jan 30, 2019
Canada reduces presence in Cuba after another diplomat falls mysteriously ill
OTTAWA - A 14th Canadian has fallen ill to an unexplained illness in Havana, Cuba, prompting further reductions in embassy staffing in the country. Canadian government officials, speaki...
Jan 30, 2019
In wake of terrorism charges, Kingston groups work to prevent backlash
OTTAWA - Suche James looked at the room of community leaders gathered at Kingston police headquarters to hammer out how the city was going to prevent a backlash to the city's Muslim population an...
Jan 30, 2019
Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weedkiller glyphosate, American lawyers say
OTTAWA - American lawyers who successfully sued the makers of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup on behalf of a man dying of cancer say Canada is "dead wrong" to allow it to be wid...
Jan 30, 2019