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Saskatchewan nurses reach deal with Canadian Blood Agency

SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses has reached a collective agreement with Canadian Blood Services, but there is still concern when it comes to staffing.The two sides have been working on and...

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Faces of fans from the FIFA World Cup

Soccer fans off every stripe are preparing to watch the FIFA 2014 World Cup final Sunday, when Germany squares off against Argentina. CBC Radio's The Early Edition asked listeners to send in photos of...

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World's Worst Valet Wrecks $500K Lamborghini In Costly Crash

With great power (like that found under the hood of a Lamborghini Gallardo), comes great responsibility. That's the lesson a valet driver working at a posh 5-star hotel in India learned the hard way,...

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Fraser River flood risk increasing due to climate change

Two new reports from the provincial government predict extreme flooding events along the Fraser River will become more frequent and warn all but one of 15 dikes from Hope to Mission are too low. One...

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Derek Stoffel: Amid Israeli offensive, Gaza life goes on

When she hears an Israeli fighter jet, or more likely the explosion from one of the bombs it drops, Um al-Abed rushes out to her balcony to check things out. "I want to see what they have hit," says...

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Mike Boyer the first to legally buy marijuana in Washington state

Buying pot is normally a subtle affair, but not for Mike Boyer, who camped out to become the first person to legally purchase marijuana in Washington state. Inside Spokane Green Leaf, Washington’s...

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Brad Wall says Senate ‘atrophy is not a bad end game’

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says not many people would be outraged if Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided to stop appointing senators. CBC News reported this week that some Conservative members of...

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Deception detection: how to tell if someone is lying

The unfolding tale of a 12-year old Detroit boy who was found in his basement following an 11-day search after he was reported missing by his father and stepmother has investigators searching for the...

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Healthy Hangover Cures To Combat An Awful Night Of Drinking (VIDEO)

The weekend is almost here and that means it's nearly time to hit the patio and down and few cold ones. But if you're forecasting a night of serious boozing, you might want to invest in a few items...

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Billy Joel Covers The Beatles, Blondie Covers Beastie Boys At Festival D'été...

Billy Joel was nearly halfway through his premiere gig in Quebec City for Festival D'ete Friday night when he energized the capacity crowd on the Plains of Abraham with a huge hit song. Okay, so it...

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Rare falcon born atop Oshawa hospital

A happy, healthy and feathered baby arrived recently at an Ontario hospital to a pair of rare peregrine falcons nesting atop Lakeridge Health in Oshawa.  Engineering staff noticed the birds — and their...

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Dirk Kuyt Gets Head Stapled After Injury, Keeps On Playing

Soccer players usually get plenty of criticism for some less-than-convincing and dramatic dives, but every match or seven fans are treated to a true display of human strength (and/or suffering)....

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World Cup: Netherlands 3, Brazil 0

If FIFA doesn’t remove the third-place match from the World Cup after Saturday’s horror show, it never will. Brazil was subjected to more torture on Saturday, as the football-mad nation had to watch...

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Carpool DeVille, 'world's fastest hot tub,' set for speed race

Soaked in Kickstarter money, the "world's fastest hot tub" built by two Canadians is at full steam to break a speed-racing record. Carpool DeVille, a fully functioning and mobile hot tub built into a...

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Police turn away hundreds from cancelled house party

Hundreds of party-goers turned up at a Mississauga residence on Friday night, only to be met by an unhappy mother and, later, police.  What was supposed to be a birthday party, attended by some 15 to...

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B.C.'s Eric Holden skippers winning Clipper Race yacht

Thousands lined the banks of the River Thames near Tower Bridge to welcome a parade of a dozen 70-foot yachts and 270 crew members back from a round-the-world race — and a B.C. sailor commanded the...

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Steer euthanized at Calgary Stampede after wrestling event

A steer had to be euthanized after it was severely injured in a Saturday steer wrestling event. Officials with the Calgary Stampede say the accident happened during what appeared to be a normal run....

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B.C. heat wave: 7 tips for staying safe in hot weather

More than half of B.C. is under a hot spell that will continue until Wednesday, partly due to hot air from the southwestern United States drifting north under a ridge of high pressure. Temperatures in...

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No word of more heatstroke in some B.C. hospitals despite ongoing heat wave

VANCOUVER - There has not been an increase in heatstroke cases in some Lower Mainland hospitals, despite an ongoing provincewide heat wave expected to set record temperatures.Dave Lefebvre (luh-FAVE)...

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Surrey Shooting: Gun Battle Erupts Between Speeding Cars

B.C. RCMP are trying to find two cars that exchanged gunfire amid Saturday afternoon traffic. Several people in Surrey called 911 about a white Nissan and black Mercedes, both speeding and cutting in...

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