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Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review
EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations.Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba implemented mand...
Oct 02, 2019 Bronco bus crash site -- The Canadian Press
NDP commits $10 billion for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada
VANCOUVER - An NDP government would spend $10 billion over the next four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces in Canada, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday, with the goal of offering ...
Oct 02, 2019
Ready for some hockey? Green Day song may be new NHL anthem
The NHL could be on the way to its version of "Are You Ready For Some Football?" The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' "Wednesday...
Oct 02, 2019
Ex-hostage Joshua Boyle is hard to like but truthful, his lawyer tells court
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle might seem arrogant and hard to like, but he tells the truth even when it is not to his advantage, the former hostage's lawyer insisted Monday. Lawrence Greenspon began closing a...
Oct 02, 2019
Crowsnest Pass to receive $1.2-million in disaster relief...six years after flooding
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass received word from the Government of Alberta that their long-overdue payment from the Southern Alberta Disaster Recovery Program is finally on i...
Oct 02, 2019 Crowsnest Pass sign. (Lethbridge News Now)
Voters in Northwest Territories elect newcomers, more women to legislature
YELLOWKNIFE - Voters in the Northwest Territories were willing to give newcomers a chance in a territorial election on Tuesday that was tough on incumbents. Seven politicians who were running again, i...
Oct 02, 2019
Correction: Ohio State-Team Doctor story
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a story Oct. 1 about an Ohio State University task force, The Associated Press erroneously reported Regis Becker's current role with the U.S. Center for SafeSport. He is no longer ...
Oct 02, 2019
Vancouver Canucks waive Baertschi, Goldobin, Biega amid pre-season cuts
BURNABY, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says his move to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors shows the team's growth. The club announced Monday that Baertschi has been ...
Oct 02, 2019
NFL suspends Raiders' Vontaze Burfict for rest of season
Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the most severe punishment in NFL hist...
Oct 02, 2019
Scheer says it's Conservatives, not the Liberals, who are 'compassionate'
WHITBY, Ont. - Andrew Scheer tried to position himself on Monday as the compassionate choice for voters with his latest election promise, telling Canadians a Conservative government would make it easi...
Oct 02, 2019