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B.C. prof hopes students' ideas to retrofit clothing bins will prevent deaths
VANCOUVER - At least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins and the latest fatality has prompted an advocate to call for the “death traps” to be immediatel...
Jan 02, 2019
LA police make arrest in burglaries of Hollywood Hills homes
LOS ANGELES - A man who allegedly burglarized millions of dollars worth of property from Hollywood Hills homes of celebrities and others has been arrested, Los Angeles police said Wednesday. Investiga...
Jan 02, 2019
Gender pay gap widest at top of the corporate ladder, new report says
OTTAWA - A new report on the country’s highest-paid CEOs is adding evidence to the argument that women face a “double-pane glass ceiling” at the top of Canada’s corporate ladde...
Jan 02, 2019
Syncrude to pay over $2.7M to settle charges in Alberta blue heron deaths
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Syncrude has pleaded guilty and been fined more than $2.7 million in the deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oilsands mines north of Fort McMurray. An agreed statement ...
Jan 02, 2019
Calgary woman wanted on 115 charges arrested in Saskatoon
Calgary police say a 25-year-old woman on Canada-wide warrants involving 115 different charges has been arrested in Saskatoon. Investigators say Laetitia Angelique Acera was wanted on various counts d...
Jan 02, 2019
Indiana man charged with neglect after toddler shoots sister
LEBANON, Ind. - A northwestern Indiana man has been charged with felony neglect after police say a 3-year-old boy fatally shot his 4-year-old sister with the suspect’s gun. Sixty-three-year-old ...
Jan 02, 2019
Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules
TORONTO - A proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing company Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario’s top court reversed a lower court decision that would hav...
Jan 02, 2019
Salvation Army's Kettle Campaign could reach fundraising target
The generosity of central Albertans was on full display this holiday season, despite hard times economically for many in the region. Major Larry Bridger with the Salvation Army in Red Deer says they f...
Jan 02, 2019
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price ready to return from lower-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Carey Price is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. But after missing the past three games wit...
Jan 02, 2019
Halifax CFL proponents now selling swag for proposed Atlantic Schooners
HALIFAX - It doesn’t exist yet, but the Atlantic Schooners Football Club - Halifax’s proposed CFL team - is already selling swag. Alyse Hand, a spokeswoman for the group, says merchandise ...
Jan 02, 2019