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Montreal enlists citizens, workers and Revenue Department in fight against Airbnb
MONTREAL - In order to alleviate what city officials are calling a housing crisis, Montreal is enlisting citizens and municipal workers in the fight against illegal online apartment rentals. And it is...
Jan 08, 2019
The Crocodile Claw War Club Was A Fearsome Weapon
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Maori people of New Zealand migrated into the region from Polynesia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Canoes brought travelers and their customs to a new...
Jan 08, 2019
Female hockey official feels thwarted in desire to work AJHL games
CALGARY - Cassandra Gregory’s talent as a hockey linesman was recognized when she was assigned to work the men’s final at a prestigious annual midget triple-A tournament in Calgary on Jan....
Jan 08, 2019
Cuaron, Cooper, Spike Lee are among Directors Guild nominees
NEW YORK - Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuaron and Spike Lee are among the nominees for the Director’s Guild award for outstanding directorial achievement. The DGA announced its five nominees Tuesday...
Jan 08, 2019
Pipeline protesters delay Trudeau speech to First Nations with drums, chants
OTTAWA - Dozens of pipeline protesters delayed an appearance by the prime minister in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, drumming and chanting in a government building where Justin Trudeau was set to speak....
Jan 08, 2019
Timeline: A look at the events following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous ...
Jan 08, 2019
Trump, Democrats trade prime-time blows over border-wall standoff, shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took his case for a wall along the southern U.S. border directly to the American people Tuesday, using the first televised Oval Office address of his presidency to ...
Jan 08, 2019
Man charged in death of Piikani band councillor fails to attend court a second time
LETHBRIDGE – The 62-year old man charged with Impaired Driving Causing Death in an accident on Highway 3 last June, once again, did not show up in a Lethbridge Courtroom as required. Douglas Bag...
Jan 08, 2019
London's Heathrow briefly halts flights due to drone report
London’s Heathrow Airport briefly halted departing flights on Tuesday after a reported drone sighting - a development that came just three weeks after multiple reports of drone sightings caused ...
Jan 08, 2019
Feds didn't fully assess requirements in towing vessel contract, tribunal says
OTTAWA - Canada’s International Trade Tribunal says the federal government should reassess its decision to award a contract for two emergency towing vessels off the coast of British Columbia. Th...
Jan 08, 2019