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Ovechkin scores winner as part of four-point night, Caps beat Leafs in OT
TORONTO - Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game as part of a four-point night while on the power play in overtime as the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs ...
Oct 29, 2019
Alberta introduces bill affecting pay rules for doctors, public-sector workers
EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing new legislation that could affect where doctors work and how much they get paid as well as allow the government more freedom to bring in replacement workers for union j...
Oct 29, 2019 Doctor's office
Utilities say equipment probably sparked California fires
LOS ANGELES - Electrical equipment caused two Southern California wildfires - one that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes last year - and another still smouldering in the well-hee...
Oct 29, 2019
Nick Paul scores twice, Senators beat Sharks 5-2
OTTAWA - Nick Paul hopes he's played his last game in the minors. Paul had the first multi-point game of his NHL career with two goals and an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the San ...
Oct 29, 2019
Svechnikov's lacrosse goal leads Carolina past Calgary 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesd...
Oct 29, 2019
Province introduces new climate change plan focused on large emitters
EDMONTON -- The provincial government has unveiled it's new plan to address climate change in Alberta.Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, has tabled Bill 19, which would create the Technol...
Oct 29, 2019 Minister Jason Nixon announces Alberta’s TIER regulation and proposed legislation alongside industry supporters. - Government of Alberta photo
Province increases student apprenticeship funding
EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will triple the amount of annual funding to CAREERS: The Next Generation, to more than $6 million a year by 2022-23, providing 6,000 students with paid internships...
Oct 29, 2019 Registered Apprenticeship Program student Aurora Erickson demonstrates her welding skills following Premier Kenney’s announcement
Government to ask public sector workers to take wage cut
EDMONTON -- The province is asking public sector workers to accept a pay cut when wage arbitration talks resume later this week.In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Finance Minister Travis Toews...
Oct 29, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews in the Legislature -- Govt of Alberta
HBO orders 10 episodes of 'Game of Thrones' prequel
LOS ANGELES - HBO is green-lighting a new "Game of Thrones" prequel after reportedly cancelling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it's given a 10-episode order to "...
Oct 29, 2019
Police will be present at Toronto library event featuring controversial speaker
Toronto police officers will be on the scene of a controversial event that has sparked tensions between the city's public library and the LGTBQ community. The Toronto Public Library has come unde...
Oct 29, 2019