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One dead, two injured after car crash in Fort McMurray on the weekend
RCMP say a 17-year-old boy was killed on the weekend after a car veered off the road and ran into a house in Fort McMurray.Police say people inside the house were escorted out by fire crews and severa...
Sep 10, 2019
FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal authorities said Tuesday they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the former president of a major disaster relief contract...
Sep 10, 2019
Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 10, 2019
Nielsen says it will include out-of-home viewing soon
NEW YORK - Television networks will be happy to know that ratings will go up for many of their programs next year, simply because the Nielsen company will count more people. The company whose numbers ...
Sep 10, 2019
Judge rejects lawsuit against festival over tardy Travis Scott appearance
MONTREAL - A judge has nixed a proposed class action lawsuit over rapper Travis Scott's tardy appearance at the Osheaga festival in 2018. Quebec Court Justice Andre Prevost ruled on the matter la...
Sep 10, 2019
Calgary's (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu to fight at UFC 244 in Madison Square Garden
Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will face American Julio Arce at UFC 244 in New York on Nov. 2. Dawodu (10-1-0) ran his UFC winning streak to three in July when he dropped Japan's Yosh...
Sep 10, 2019
New-look Ottawa Senators expect to step up after off-season of change
OTTAWA - After finishing at the bottom of the standings last season, the Ottawa Senators are optimistic they can surprise a few people this year. With a new coaching staff led by former Toronto Maple ...
Sep 10, 2019
HBO produces documentary to help kids understand 9-11
NEW YORK - For students from elementary to high school, the Sept. 11 terrorist attack isn't a memory. It's history. A new HBO documentary that debuts on the event's 18th anniversary treats it that way...
Sep 10, 2019
Alberta government challenges Ottawa's new environmental assessment process
The Alberta government has officially asked the province's Appeal Court whether Ottawa's new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional.The gover...
Sep 10, 2019
No change to Beaverlodge speed limits, yet
Beaverlodge Town Council hasn't made a final decision on changing the speed limits within town limits just yet.Council made a motion at Monday night's meeting to have the Protective Services Committee...
Sep 10, 2019 (Photo: Sheena Roszell)