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B.C. seaplane company's plan for electric fleet is set for take off
VANCOUVER - A seaplane company in British Columbia says it is partnering with an electric propulsion firm with the goal of becoming the world’s first all-electric airline. Harbour Air operates 3...
Mar 26, 2019
Businesses and consumers cautioned about $50 counterfeit bills showing up
LETHBRIDGE — Lethbridge Police are urging caution when accepting $50 Canadian bills as multiple fake bills have been passed in the area. Since the end of February police have responded to five c...
Mar 26, 2019
Boo light special? Market defends self against ghost claim
WILMINGTON, Mass. - A New England supermarket chain is spiriting away rumours that one of its stores is haunted. A spokeswoman for Market Basket says in a statement to The Boston Globe that “as ...
Mar 26, 2019
Consular officials in China meet with detained businessman Michael Spavor
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says detained Canadian businessman Michael Spavor received a visit from consular officials in China today. The visit comes a day after former diplomat Michael Kovrig was...
Mar 26, 2019
Chinese student Wanzhen Lu found safe after abduction Saturday: police
Chinese student Wanzhen Lu, who was violently taken from an underground parking garage in Markham, Ont., north of Toronto on Saturday, has been found safe and in good health. Const. Andy Pattenden wit...
Mar 26, 2019
Todd Helton cited on DUI charge, enters treatment centre
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Former All-Star first baseman Todd Helton has received a misdemeanour citation on a charge of driving under the influence after getting involved in a one-car accident. Helton’...
Mar 26, 2019
Baltimore mayor's $500K book deal draws intense criticism
BALTIMORE - A search is underway in Maryland for “Healthy Holly” - not a fugitive or a missing citizen, but a self-published children’s book series authored by Baltimore Mayor Cather...
Mar 26, 2019
Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary
An Ontario judge has ordered the federal government to pay $20 million for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, with the money earmarked to boost mental health supports in correctiona...
Mar 26, 2019
In The Rings: Brier/Scotties format still a talking point two years in
Two years into the latest competition format change at the Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships, the subject remains as polarizing as ever. “There’s no right or wro...
Mar 26, 2019
Hockey Canada names three-man management team for world championship squad
CALGARY - Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill, former Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis and ex-Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall will serve as the management team for Canada’s 2019 ...
Mar 26, 2019