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The Latest: Six leaders square off in English-language debate in capital region
OTTAWA - The Latest on the English-language leaders' debate with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Queb...
Oct 09, 2019

Mother of slain Hamilton teen says 'everyone' failed her son
HAMILTON - A mother who witnessed her son being stabbed to death outside his high school broke her silence on Wednesday, blaming the system for failing to protect the 14-year-old f...
Oct 09, 2019

10-spot: Cards oust Braves from NLDS with record 1st inning
ATLANTA - The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs for the biggest opening inning in post-season history and dealt the Atlanta Braves another playoff heartbreak with a 13-1 rout in decisive Game 5 of th...
Oct 09, 2019

Girl recalls stabbing that injured her and killed her friend at B.C. high school
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A teenage girl wrote the words "this is amazing grace" on a piece of paper moments before she and her friend were attacked by a man with a knife inside a British Columbia high ...
Oct 09, 2019

Canada loses forward Mike Sheppard to concussion at Rugby World Cup in Japan
KOBE, Japan - Canada has lost a fourth player to injury at the Rugby World Cup. Rugby Canada says Mike Sheppard, a replacement forward who came on in the 74th minute of Canada's 66-7 loss to South Afr...
Oct 09, 2019

British Columbia premier defends chief of staff over handling of allegations
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C. legislature when he first learned of them in July 2018 as the Liberals...
Oct 09, 2019

Pedestrians hit by U-Haul van in Edmonton testify at trial of alleged attacker
EDMONTON - Two pedestrians struck by a U-Haul van in downtown Edmonton two years ago say they suffered psychologically after the attack. Paul Beigel has testified he was outside a bar h...
Oct 09, 2019

Medicine Hat man charged with promoting hatred pleads not guilty, will go to trial
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat man facing charges of promoting hatred, along with multiple weapons charges from over a year ago will be going to trial.Loki Hulgaard, 36, pleaded not guilty to charg...
Oct 09, 2019 Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse. (CHAT News Today)

Provincial government calls on Ottawa to reverse military health funding change
EDMONTON -- Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to reverse a decision that will see provinces pick up more of the cost of treating members of the military for me...
Oct 09, 2019 Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro - The Canadian Press

Blue Bombers acquire veteran quarterback Collaros from Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts dealt quarterback Zach Collaros to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday just prior to the league's trade deadline. According to a league source, the Bombers and Argos...
Oct 09, 2019