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First Nation sues tug firm, B.C., Canada over fuel spill that caused 'chaos'
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation whose fishing grounds were soiled by a diesel spill when a tug boat ran aground is suing the owner of the vessel for alleged negligence and the federal and ...
Oct 10, 2018
Ontario government to allow Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets
TORONTO - Ontario will soon allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, joining three other provinces in providing the exemption. The Progressive Conservative government said Wedne...
Oct 10, 2018
Toronto election enters home stretch as contenders offer two starkly different visions
TORONTO - A municipal election nearly derailed by a city-province power struggle entered the home stretch on Wednesday as advance polls opened in Toronto, signalling the beginning of the end of a frau...
Oct 10, 2018
Cannabis forbidden for federal prison guards in the 24 hours before a shift
OTTAWA - Federal prison guards and other front-line correctional workers will not be allowed to use cannabis in the 24-hour period before reporting to work. The Correctional Service of Canada’s ...
Oct 10, 2018
Canadian triathlete returns to world Ironman championship after a close second
Lionel Sanders didn’t want to succumb to “second-place syndrome” after coming so close to winning a men’s world Ironman title. The triathlete from Harrow, Ont., was the leader ...
Oct 10, 2018
One killed in crash near Hinton
One person died in a crash on Highway 40near Hinton on Tuesday evening. RCMP were initially called to a two-vehicle crash north of Rock Lake after 8 p.m. A semi-truck and a trailer was headed north wh...
Oct 10, 2018
Senate Dems lose health care vote, hope it's campaign fodder
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber’s subject to health care Wednesday, just four days after lawmakers’ nasty war over confirming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh...
Oct 10, 2018
Fast, furious: How Michael grew into a 155 mph monster
WASHINGTON - Moist air, warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and ideal wind patterns supercharged Hurricane Michael in the hours before it smacked Florida’s Panhandle. Hurricane Michael was barely...
Oct 10, 2018
Limousine service operator charged in crash that killed 20
COBLESKILL, N.Y. - A limousine service operator was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in a crash that killed 20 people, while police continued investigating what caused the wreck an...
Oct 10, 2018
Jefferson, Coleman, Harris named top performers for Week 17 of the CFL season
TORONTO - Saskatchewan defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, B.C. defensive tackle Davon Coleman and Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris are the CFL top performers for Week 17. Jefferson grabbed a Mike ...
Oct 10, 2018