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'It's an epidemic:' Inexpensive crystal meth eclipsing opioids on the Prairies
Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many. Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,0...
Oct 28, 2018
Fragmented bus service market emerges as Greyhound exits Western Canada Oct. 31
CALGARY - A hodge-podge of public transportation services are already starting to fill the gap as Greyhound Canada moves steadily towards its midnight Halloween disappearance from most of Western Cana...
Oct 28, 2018
A more open real estate bidding process can benefit everyone, says OREA
TORONTO - When Vanessa Witkowski and her husband were tasked with selling his grandmother’s home, they both knew they didn’t want to do it the traditional way. What they wanted was to have...
Oct 28, 2018
Hurricane Michael killed at least 35 in Florida, 45 total
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida authorities have linked six more deaths to Hurricane Michael, raising the state’s death toll to 35. The storm’s overall death toll now stands at 45, with 10 dea...
Oct 28, 2018
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins rally behind city in wake of synagogue attack
VANCOUVER - Sidney Crosby says his team is standing with its city after an attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh left 11 people dead and six others wounded. Speaking with reporters ahead of a game again...
Oct 28, 2018
Industrial natural gas users put backup plans in action ahead of winter shortage
VANCOUVER - A natural gas shortage projected to stretch through the winter months could mean higher vegetable prices this spring, as gas users from mills to local governments hustle to conserve and fi...
Oct 28, 2018
Pakistan's top court reinstates ban on Indian TV
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s top court has reinstated a ban on the broadcast of Indian TV content following a petition from local producers. Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced t...
Oct 28, 2018
Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries
TOKYO - The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived Saturday, was meeting Japane...
Oct 28, 2018
Iowa, New York home to winning $688M Powerball tickets
NEW YORK - The co-owner of a Manhattan deli where someone purchased one of two Powerball tickets that hit the $688 million jackpot said he likely sold the winning ticket, but he has no idea who won. J...
Oct 28, 2018
Germany's governing parties punished in state election
BERLIN - Germany’s governing parties lost significant support in a state election Sunday that was marked by discontent with infighting in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s national government and...
Oct 28, 2018