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Engineers have approved a plan to begin removal of crane toppled by Dorian
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's labour minister says work will begin this weekend to remove a huge construction crane that collapsed in Halifax during Hurricane Dorian. The twisted, yellow structure is draped...
Sep 13, 2019
Alberta government wants MLAs to be called back early to the legislature
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government wants to reconvene the legislature earlier than planned.Government house leader Jason Nixon says in a statement that he's sent a request to the Spea...
Sep 13, 2019
Local Dealership Named Best In Canada
Wheaton Chevrolet of Red Deer, central Alberta's first choice for quality vehicles and service, has been named one of the country's top dealerships. The General Motors President's Club trophy was pres...
Sep 13, 2019
'We want him in the mix': Marner absent from Maple Leafs' golf tournament
MILTON, Ont. - Morgan Rielly would have liked nothing more than to tee off with Mitch Marner at the Toronto Maple Leafs' annual golf tournament. After going through William Nylander's contract impasse...
Sep 13, 2019
MARKET WATCH: Sept. 13
Big PictureECB to Restart Quantitative Easing; N.A. Markets Relatively Calm The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its key interest rate 10 basis points and will start buying 20 billion a month of eurozo...
Sep 13, 2019
T. Boone Pickens, oilman and renewables advocate, dies at 91
OKLAHOMA CITY - T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens was surrounded by friends and family w...
Sep 13, 2019
Uber vows to keep fighting sweeping California labour bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers confronting the changing definition of work approved sweeping legislation Wednesday designed to give many contract workers new pay and benefit protections, bu...
Sep 13, 2019
Girlfriend of Browns DE Smith killed in roadside accident
CLEVELAND - The girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith was killed in a roadside accident that happened after his car spun out on the highway. The team said Petara Cordero, died when she was st...
Sep 13, 2019
Trading places: Humphries could become latest Canadian to switch countries
Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries won't be the first high-profile Canadian athlete to represent another country if she gets her wish to compete for the United States. While it's...
Sep 13, 2019
Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution
ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, des...
Sep 13, 2019