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What a delivery! Pizza driver comes to rescue in house fire
SOMERSET, Ky. - A Kentucky pizza deliveryman’s customer service was on fire. Literally. Donatos Pizza driver Ralph Letner told WKYT-TV he was delivering pizza Sunday night to a Somerset mobile h...
Apr 5, 2018
Manitoba NDP plan to delay carbon tax, want cash for energy efficiency programs
WINNIPEG - The Sept. 1 start date for Manitoba’s new carbon tax appears set to be pushed back three months. The Opposition New Democrats said Thursday they plan to delay passage of the bill enac...
Apr 5, 2018
Calgary wellness expo removes David Stephan as participant
CALGARY – The organizers of a holistic expo in Calgary have scrubbed a presentation by an Alberta man who was convicted in the death of his toddler. The Body Soul and Spirit Expo has announced i...
Apr 5, 2018
Teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck picks up gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Taylor Ruck has been surprising people for months. On Thursday she surprised herself. The 17-year-old phenom from Kelowna, B.C., won the 200-metre freestyle final in a Commonwe...
Apr 5, 2018
Downtown Toronto hospital removes bars aimed at keeping homeless people away
TORONTO - A health organization that runs several hospitals in Toronto has apologized for installing bars over a vent outside a downtown emergency department to deter homeless people from sleeping the...
Apr 5, 2018
Vancouver Island group cancels annual rabbit show because of deadly virus
VICTORIA - A disease that is deadly to rabbits has prompted the Vancouver Island Rabbit Breeders Association to cancel its annual show. A notice posted on the association’s website says its 100t...
Apr 5, 2018
Del Mastro election-related convictions stand after top court denies leave
TORONTO - A former parliamentary secretary who used to speak for then-prime minister Stephen Harper against election-fraud allegations levelled at the Conservatives lost his bid Thursday to have the c...
Apr 5, 2018
WWE's 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant killed crossing street
PITTSBURGH - Former professional wrestling champion “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died after being struck crossing a street in a Pittsburgh suburb. The Allegheny County medical examiner sa...
Apr 5, 2018
Penhold Fire crews deal with carbon monoxide incident
PENHOLD- No one was injured following a carbon monoxide scare at a residence in Penhold overnight. Emergency crews were called to the home at about 1:30 Thursday morning. Acting Fire Lieutenant Max Jo...
Apr 5, 2018
NYC police defend fatal shooting with video, 911 transcripts
NEW YORK - Police seeking to quell simmering anger over their shooting of a mentally disturbed black man on a New York City street released a montage of security videos Thursday that showed him minute...
Apr 5, 2018