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Multiple people dead after small plane crashes in Kingston, Ont., police say
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is examining weather as a possible factor in a crash that claimed the lives of multiple people, a spokesman said Thursday as a team of f...
Nov 28, 2019
'An important meeting:' Saskatchewan premier hopes leaders can find consensus
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming sit-down of Canada's premiers is an important chance to send a message to a prime minister dealing with regional divisions. Moe ...
Nov 28, 2019
B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...
Nov 28, 2019
Caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term, says UBC study
VANCOUVER - A new study done in northeastern Alberta suggests habitat restoration may not be enough to save threatened woodland caribou, at least in the short term, and resear...
Nov 28, 2019
Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today
TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...
Nov 27, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos fire head coach Jason Maas after 8-10 regular season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos fired Jason Maas on Wednesday, ending his four-year run as head coach of the CFL team. Maas guided the Eskimos to an 8-10 record this past season an...
Nov 27, 2019
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. ...
Nov 27, 2019
US consumer spending up 0.3% in October but incomes are flat
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in October at the fastest rate in three months even though income growth was essentially flat, its weakest showing in 13 months. The Commerce Department...
Nov 27, 2019
Arctic chill grips much of B.C.; strong winds cause outages on south coast
VANCOUVER - A bitter cold snap gripping much of British Columbia's south coast, central and northeast regions is being compounded by strong winds in some southern areas and snow in the Centr...
Nov 27, 2019
Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today
OTTAWA - Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about. The squawky signals from provincial and territorial emergency manage...
Nov 27, 2019