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- 'It looked like fire': 13 people rushed to hospital after lightning strikes during powwow August 17, 2019Thirteen people were sent to hospital, and another 12 were assessed by paramedics after lightning struck a Manitoba community during a Pow Wow Friday night, Prairie Mountain Health officials tell CTV News.
- Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured at re-dedication ceremony of cenotaph August 17, 2019More than 150 Canadians killed during the war in Afghanistan are being remembered in a special ceremony in Ottawa this morning.
- Debris cleared, emergency crews leave site of explosion in London, Ont. August 17, 2019Emergency crews have left the scene of an explosion in London, Ont., this morning and more residents are allowed to return home.
- How soccer is helping young immigrants feel at home in Canada August 17, 2019The number of soccer players in Canada is growing every year. According to the Canada Soccer Association, there were more than 810,000 registered players, coaches and referees involved in soccer in the country in 2018 and experts suggest much of that popularity has been driven by immigration.
- Ontario police search for suspects after $187,000 cheese shipment goes missing August 16, 2019Police in southern Ontario say they're on the hunt for a man who allegedly made off with $187,000 worth of cheese.
- Karlheinz Schreiber lawsuit thrown out by Edmonton judge August 16, 2019A judge in Edmonton has thrown out a long-standing lawsuit from Karlheinz Schreiber, the German national linked to former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the Airbus Affair of the mid-1990s.
- Police interview with alleged Toronto van attacker will be released but not for at least a month August 16, 2019The media is expected to be given access to a police interview with the alleged Toronto van attacker but not for at least another month, a judge has ruled.
- Jimmy Kimmel named honourary mayor of Dildo, N.L., promises to visit community August 16, 2019After weeks broadcasting his passion for Dildo, N.L., late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was named "honourary mayor" Thursday night and made a commitment to visit the community.
- As Turks flee oppression, Ottawa urged to speak out on human rights issues August 16, 2019It's long past time for the federal government to publicly condemn human rights violations that have been going on in Turkey for years, an Ottawa-based human rights activist says.
- 'Hurts just as bad:' Tina Fontaine's family, friends mourn 5 years after death August 16, 2019Saturday marks five years since Tina Fontaine's 72-pound body, wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks, was found in the Red River in Winnipeg on Aug. 17, 2014.