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NDP wants transport minister to spell out plan to replace Greyhound service
OTTAWA - The opposition New Democrats are calling on the Trudeau government to lay out its plan to help communities that will be affected by the shutdown of Greyhound bus services in western Canada. T...
Jul 19, 2018
No easy ride for ride-hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services, laying the groundwork for new rides to enter the market as early as the fall of 2019. In the meantime...
Jul 19, 2018
Convicted killer Nicholas Butcher to face parole eligibility hearing
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge is set to hear how the violent death of Kristin Johnston affected her family and friends during a parole eligibility hearing for the man convicted of stabbi...
Jul 19, 2018
Weed-eating goats return to Piper Creek Gardens
Goats are back and they could be coming to a park near you. On Thursday, Piper Creek Gardens on the city's south end played host to 400 of the four-legged lovers of noxious weeds. The goats, which fir...
Jul 19, 2018
Comic-Con programming kicks off with 'The Predator'
SAN DIEGO - Actors Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn and Keegan-Michael Key have gotten the first day of programming at San Diego Comic-Con off to a lively start Thursday morning with an intense look at ...
Jul 19, 2018
Ronald McDonald House celebrates FortisAlberta as House Electricity Hero for 2018
Hundreds of Red Deerians came out to enjoy a free community pancake breakfast at Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta on Thursday to get into the Westerner Days spirit and celebrate FortisAlberta as ...
Jul 19, 2018
Cockerton leads Canada past Iroquois Nationals 15-4 in world field lacrosse semi
NETANYA, Israel - Canada and the United States will meet in the final of the world field lacrosse championship once again. Mark Cockerton scored four times as Canada cruised past the Iroquois National...
Jul 19, 2018
Independent review clears Manitoba officer in intimate-images probe
WINNIPEG - An investigation has found that a police officer in Brandon, Man. did not break the law by receiving and viewing intimate images of a woman who was applying for a job with the force. The In...
Jul 19, 2018
Flint water crisis prompts call for more federal oversight
WASHINGTON - A federal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its oversight of state drinking water systems nationally and respond more quickly to public health emerg...
Jul 19, 2018
Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species
DENVER - The Trump administration on Thursday proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animals and plants and limiting habitat safeguards meant to shield recovering species from harm. Admi...
Jul 19, 2018