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Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's oversight of the trucking industry and other large commercial vehicles is inadequate in part due to infrequent inspections and improper checks before operator...
Dec 20, 2019
Suspected mechanical problem blamed for semi-truck hay bale fire
COALDALE - UPDATE: Fire Chief Kevin McKeown confirms the fire that appeared to have started in bales of hay being transported on a semi-truck near Coaldale on Friday (Dec 20) was accidental.The suspec...
Dec 20, 2019 semi and hay bale fire - courtesy of Coaldale fire Dept.
Blue Jays sign right-handed pitcher Roark to 2-year, $24-million deal
TORONTO - Tanner Roark wasn't dissuaded by the small ballparks and big hitters of the American League East when he signed with the Blue Jays in free agency. The veteran right-hander sho...
Dec 20, 2019
Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline
MONTREAL - A judge has refused an injunction request by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline that spells the end of horse-drawn carriages in th...
Dec 20, 2019
Wisconsin governor rejects 'Making a Murderer' pardon bid
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netfli...
Dec 20, 2019
Canada's GHG emissions forecast inching lower, says environment minister
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is narrowing the gap between what it promised to achieve under the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what it projects will actually happ...
Dec 20, 2019
Canadian international midfielder Jessie Fleming up for Honda Sport Award
Canadian international midfielder Jessie Fleming is one of four finalists for the 2020 Honda Sport Award for Soccer. The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the Collegiate Women Sports Aw...
Dec 20, 2019
UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash
LONDON - An American diplomat's wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British pro...
Dec 20, 2019
SNC-Lavalin settles Libya charges, pleads guilty to single count of fraud
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. on Wednesday settled criminal charges related to business dealings in Libya, with its construction division pleading guilty to a single count of fraud and b...
Dec 20, 2019
Montreal Impact sign Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to three-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact signed Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to a three-year contract on Wednesday. The deal includes an option for the 2023 season. "We are very happy, as he is, to have fo...
Dec 20, 2019