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Chris Johnston claims emphatic Elite Series victory at Santee Cooper Lakes
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (660+ words) CLENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA " There's nothing like an emphatic victory to cure what ails Canadian Chris Johnston. The Peterborough, Ont. , angler won the Elite Series event on Santee Cooper Lakes on Sunday, finishing more than 19 pounds ahead of American Brandon…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (877+ words) Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer…...
Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest "game
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (489+ words) SOOKE " A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B. C. , pleaded…...
Canadiens look to "bounce forward" as series against Sabres heads to Game 7
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (807+ words) LONGUEUIL " Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis has a consistent message for his players after losses " don't bounce back, bounce forward. "I just feel bounce back, you come back to where you were. Bounce forward, you're actually further," St. Louis…...
Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to "assert Canadian sovereignty
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (170+ words) OTTAWA " Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China's ambassador to Canada....
Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (521+ words) A fortune built from government contracts His removal to the United States is likely to deepen divisions inside Rodr'guez's fragile ruling coalition of Chavistas, named for the movement started by the late Hugo Ch'vez. Rodr'guez has generated enormous goodwill in…...
A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (273+ words) Thai news reported the crash happened in the late afternoon near an airport railway station in the central area. The city's emergency services, Erawan Medical Center, said at least eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured. Footage…...
Canadian isolating in B. C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (622+ words) British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news…...
Scheffler's putter goes cold, forcing big comeback for shot at 2nd straight PGA Championship
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (18+ words) Lethbridge News Now...
Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1089+ words) He finished behind U. S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who capitalized on the power of Trump's endorsement as the president continues purging his party of people he views as disloyal, and John Fleming, the state treasurer. Letlow and Fleming will compete in a…...