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Youngest of musical Hanson brothers injured in Tulsa crash
TULSA, Okla. - Zac Hanson of the pop music band Hanson is recovering following a motorcycle crash in Oklahoma this week. The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts on Twitter, Facebook and the Tulsa-based b...
Oct 05, 2019

Andrew Scheer attends opening of Buddhist temple after difficult campaign week
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Andrew Scheer was a guest of honour today at the official opening of what was described as the largest Buddhist temple outside China, capping off a difficult week f...
Oct 05, 2019

Flu vaccine delays as season starts, manufacturing shortage to blame
WINNIPEG - It may be more difficult this year for Canadians wanting to get their flu shots due to delays in producing and distributing the vaccine.The federal government says some provincial flu vacci...
Oct 05, 2019 Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen -- The Canadian Press

May commits to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
COWICHAN BAY, B.C. - The Green party is promising a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation. Party leader Elizabeth May says disman...
Oct 05, 2019

Jury in fitness hearing for murder suspect to begin deliberations Friday
FREDERICTON - The hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder will go to the jury on Friday. Raymond, is accused of killing Fredericto...
Oct 05, 2019

Major bridges may targeted as environmental group plans protest Monday
HALIFAX - A group of environmental activists is planning to try to shut down some of Canada's busiest bridges on Monday by having protesters lie down or sit in traffic lanes. The Extinction Rebellion ...
Oct 05, 2019

Kansas apologizes for Snoop Dogg show at basketball kickoff
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The University of Kansas has apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor a...
Oct 05, 2019

Three teens plead guilty in St. Michael's College School sex assault scandal
TORONTO - Three teens pleaded guilty Thursday in a sexual assault scandal at an all-boys Catholic school that made national headlines last year and sparked a public conversation about&n...
Oct 05, 2019

Scheer and Trudeau accuse each other of distracting from their records
OTTAWA - Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks Thursday that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record. Conservativ...
Oct 05, 2019

Scheer and Trudeau accuse each other of distracting from their records
OTTAWA - Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks Thursday that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record. Conservativ...
Oct 05, 2019