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Community groups register for roadside clean-up in Clearwater County
Clearwater County roadside clean-up begins May 12th for local community groups. Initial registration commenced this morning to choose a route or section in the county to clean up. Online registration ...
Apr 30, 2018
Saskatchewan to hire consulting firm to assess Broncos crash intersection
REGINA - Saskatchewan plans to hire a private consulting firm to do a safety assessment of an intersection north of Tisdale where a hockey team bus collision killed 16 people. The Humboldt Broncos jun...
Apr 30, 2018
'Hamilton' actor criticizes Utah crowd's use of phones
SALT LAKE CITY - The lead actor in a production of the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton has called out Salt Lake City theatre-goers who pulled out their cellphones during performances in Utah. Soon...
Apr 30, 2018
Anonymous phone threat leads to hold and secure at Pioneer Middle School
Officials say a ‘vague and anonymous’ phone threat led to a hold and secure at Pioneer Middle School Monday morning. Wild Rose School Division says there was no immediate danger, however t...
Apr 30, 2018
Veteran player Reni Maitua moves into Toronto Wolfpack front office
TORONTO - Former Australian and Samoan international Reni Maitua, who came out of retirement in late February to join the Toronto Wolfpack, is moving into the front office in the role of player welfar...
Apr 30, 2018
'Absolute jerks:' Paralyzed player's parents deal with phoney fundraiser
CALGARY - Tom and Michelle Straschnitzki have seen the best in people over the last three weeks as their son has worked to recover after being paralyzed in a crash between his hockey team’s bus ...
Apr 30, 2018
Morneau ducks queries on carbon tax gender costs, but doc says feds have done it
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau isn’t saying whether the federal government has analyzed how its carbon-pricing plan could affect women differently than men - even though documents show i...
Apr 30, 2018
Toronto eatery racially profiled black man, human rights tribunal rules
TORONTO - Ontario’s human rights tribunal has ordered a downtown Toronto restaurant to pay $10,000 to a black man for violating his rights after the establishment asked him and three friends to ...
Apr 30, 2018
Jets star centre Scheifele showing a nose for the net in the NHL playoffs
WINNIPEG - Jacob Trouba has watched Mark Scheifele’s progression to becoming a star forward more closely than others. The Winnipeg Jets teammates began their full-time NHL careers in 2013-14, wh...
Apr 30, 2018
Bombardier confirms its Russian offices were visited by customs officials
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. said Monday that the offices of its Russian railway joint venture were visited earlier this month by the country’s authorities, several months after a published report...
Apr 30, 2018