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Southern Alberta man dies after being overcome by gas from ruptured line
MILLARVILLE - A man is dead after a natural gas leak in southern Alberta.Emergency crews were called to a rural property north of Turner Valley, southwest of Calgary, shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.Th...
Nov 08, 2019
Octavia Spencer to receive honour from Producers Guild
LOS ANGELES - The Producers Guild of America will honour Octavia Spencer for her work behind-the-camera at its 2020 awards show. Spencer, who was among the producers of last year's best picture Oscar ...
Nov 08, 2019
Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, star...
Nov 08, 2019
Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, wife sued in deadly boat crash
TORONTO - A fatal boat crash on an Ontario lake this summer has prompted a wrongful death lawsuit against celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary and his wife Linda O'Leary, who was dr...
Nov 08, 2019
Scheer survives leadership review by MPs, but now must take his case on the road
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer emerged from a marathon caucus meeting Wednesday, declaring that Conservative MPs are united behind his leadership after they declined to give themselves the power to ...
Nov 08, 2019
Montreal borough can restrict fast food restaurants for health reasons: court
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has upheld a Montreal borough's bylaw that limits where new fast food restaurants can open as part of a broader health initiative. The decision last month from Queb...
Nov 08, 2019
Officer says she noticed nothing unusual with man who died in Halifax jail cell
HALIFAX - A special constable facing criminal charges in an inmate's death testified she didn't notice anything unusual about the prisoner as she checked on him in his cell. Const. Cheryl Gardner told...
Nov 08, 2019
Provincial police teaming up with Montreal force to battle organized crime
MONTREAL - After recording 17 organized crime-related killings in the greater Montreal area since Jan 1., Quebec and Montreal police announced Wednesday the creation of a permanent mixed squad de...
Nov 08, 2019
Halifax museum honours legacy of former member of Canadian-U.S. Black Devils
HALIFAX - A new museum exhibit was unveiled today honouring a Nova Scotia member of a famed Canada-U.S. army unit during the Second World War known as the Black Devils. Herb Peppard of Truro...
Nov 08, 2019
Athletics top Huskies in shootout
They needed a shootout to do it, but the Grande Prairie Athletics moved to 2-0 to start the NPHL season.Tanner Labbe and Chris Lannouette scored in regulation, while Lyndin Lewis and Sam Bosek scored ...
Nov 08, 2019