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Calgary Flames face playoff nemesis Colorado Avalanche in season-opener
CALGARY - By design or coincidence, NHL schedulers injected an extra dose of drama in the Calgary Flames' season-opener. Calgary's first opponent of the 2019-20 season is the Colorado Avalanche, ...
Oct 02, 2019

NTSB seeks new seat belt requirements for limos after crash
ALBANY, N.Y. - The National Transportation Safety Board called Wednesday for new seat belt requirements for limousines following a crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people. The board released s...
Oct 02, 2019

Vancouver area home sales jump 46.3 per cent in September to near average level
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales jumped 46.3 per cent in September compared with last year to hit near average levels after a decline in prices. The board sa...
Oct 02, 2019

Ticats return to Tim Hortons Field after three-game Western road trip
There really is no place like home for Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton (11-3) hosts the Edmonton Eskimos (7-7) on Friday night in its first home game in over a mon...
Oct 02, 2019

Doctors, health workers urge hand gun ban at Liberal campaign event
TORONTO - Doctors dealing with the bloody fallout from rising gun violence in Toronto called on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to ban handguns at a campaign event Monday - a move he and his party are n...
Oct 02, 2019

World War II-era bomber trying to land crashes in fireball
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - A World War II-era bomber plane crashed in a fireball as it tried to land Wednesday at New England's second-busiest airport, and a fire-and-rescue operation was underway, offici...
Oct 02, 2019

California to let college athletes sign endorsement deals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Defying the NCAA, California's governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements - a move that could upe...
Oct 02, 2019

Bernie Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders' campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate has had a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The Vermont senator is cancelling events and appearances "until further...
Oct 02, 2019

Quebec premier apologizes to First Nations, Inuit for discrimination
Quebec Premier Francois Legault has apologized to First Nations and Inuit peoples for long-standing discrimination in their dealings with the province. Legault made the formal public apology today at ...
Oct 02, 2019

Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review
EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations. Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba ...
Oct 02, 2019