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TSB report finds unstable track caused Irvine train derailment
IRVINE, AB - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its report on a train derailment in southern Alberta last summer.A derailment and chemical spill in the hamlet of Irvine occurred on Aug...
Aug 22, 2020
Kanye West files to appear on ballot in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. - Rapper Kanye West has filed paperwork to appear on the presidential ballot in Louisiana in November. West's filing Friday, just ahead of the deadline, lists himself as a candidate f...
Aug 22, 2020
Habs have hope down the middle with post-season play of Suzuki, Kotkaniemi
TORONTO - Marc Bergevin's Montreal Canadiens entered the NHL's restart amid questions over whether they deserved to be given a playoff lifeline. They leave Toronto with heads held high as worthy parti...
Aug 22, 2020
Quebec issues provincewide street check guidelines; rights groups raise concerns
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has issued provincewide guidelines to police forces regarding street checks, but the policy is raising concerns from various rights groups. Quebec's Public Security De...
Aug 22, 2020
Talks needed on decriminalizing hard drugs to address opioid crisis, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief health officer says Canadians should be "seized" with the crisis of rising deaths from opioid use, and she suggests decriminalizing hard drugs should be part of ...
Aug 22, 2020
Nova Scotia First Nation relieved after missing teen found safe; man in custody
ESKASONI, N.S. - The entire We'koqma'q Mi'kmaq First Nation in Nova Scotia is breathing a sigh of relief, Chief Rod Googoo said Saturday, after an Indigenous girl who had been miss...
Aug 22, 2020
Who are they? What do they want to do? A primer on the Conservative contenders
OTTAWA - On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and ser...
Aug 22, 2020
'This shouldn't have happened:' Father attributes son's death to COVID-19 rules
INVERMAY, Sask. - People could always tell when Aaron Ogden entered a room. The 19-year-old had a big presence, said his father, Mark Ogden. He was a prankster, a one-of-a-kind character who would&nbs...
Aug 22, 2020
'This shouldn't have happened:' Father attributes son's death to COVID-19 rules
INVERMAY, Sask. - People could always tell when Aaron Ogden entered a room. The 19-year-old had a big presence, said his father, Mark Ogden. He was a prankster, a one-of-a-kind character who would&nbs...
Aug 22, 2020
Who are they? What do they want to do? A primer on the Conservative contenders
OTTAWA - On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and ser...
Aug 22, 2020