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A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging on the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Ameen Noormohamed: A Toronto Muslim organiza...
Mar 13, 2019
Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash
TORONTO - A 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia. The Ismaili Centre said Ameen Noormohamed was on board the Ethiopian Airline...
Mar 13, 2019
Alberta Pandas forward Alex Poznikoff earns top player award
CHARLOTTETOWN - Alberta Pandas forward Alex Poznikoff has been named the U Sports women’s hockey player of the year. The Edmonton native received the Broderick Trophy on Wednesday night as natio...
Mar 13, 2019
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. - The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the...
Mar 13, 2019
Studies shed light on impact of virus on farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Two new studies suggest a fish virus linked with a potentially deadly disease in Norway that has inspired an anti-fish farm movement on the West Coast isn’t as harmful as some believ...
Mar 13, 2019
Klopp's Liverpool wins 3-1 in Munich to knock Bayern out
MUNICH - Sadio Mane scored twice to send Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 win at Bayern Munich in the second leg of the last 16 on Wednesday. Mane ope...
Mar 13, 2019
Private school finds no exam written by Sidoo son on date alleged in indictment
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver private school has concluded its investigation after an indictment alleged that businessman David Sidoo paid someone to take a high school graduation exam on behalf of his olde...
Mar 13, 2019
Trump: US grounding some Boeing 737s after Ethiopia crash
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft “effective immediately,” in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner t...
Mar 13, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen sidelined with a concussion
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen has a concussion and will miss a second straight game on Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The 22-year-old native of Finland was liste...
Mar 13, 2019
NDP welcomes new candidate in Quebec who is 'not that much' of a sovereigntist
MONTREAL - The NDP welcomed a candidate Wednesday who says she is “not that much” of a sovereigntist as it continued a push launched this week to rebuild in Quebec ahead of the federal ele...
Mar 13, 2019