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Quebec taxi drivers decry industry overhaul they say will force them into bankruptcy
MONTREAL - Thousands of furious taxi drivers clogged streets and caused major traffic jams in Montreal and Quebec City Monday, claiming the government's decision to overhaul the industry will drive ma...
Mar 27, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Owner of truck in Broncos crash pleads guilty to safety charges
CALGARY - The owner of the transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has admitted he did not follow provincial and federal safety rules. A lawyer for Sukhmander Singh of Adesh ...
Mar 27, 2019
Canadian man accused of spying in China gets visit by consular officials
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China paid a visit Monday to detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig. It is the fifth time Kovrig has received a consular visit...
Mar 27, 2019
Official: Norway cruise ship engines failed from lack of oil
COPENHAGEN - A maritime official says the engines of a cruise ship failed off Norway's coast during a storm because they didn't have enough lubricating oil. Lars Alvestad, the head of Norway's Maritim...
Mar 27, 2019
Humboldt Broncos playoff run comes to an end, one year after bus crash
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Hope the rebuilt Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team had of winning a championship a year after several players were killed in a bus crash has been dashed. The Saskatchewan Junio...
Mar 27, 2019
Egyptian actors expelled from union over el-Sissi criticism
CAIRO - Two Egyptian actors on Wednesday denounced their country's film union for kicking them out for taking part in a public discussion in Washington that criticized proposed constitutional changes ...
Mar 27, 2019
Humboldt Broncos playoff run comes to an end, one year after bus crash
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Hope the rebuilt Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team had of winning a championship a year after several players were killed in a bus crash has been dashed. The Saskatchewan Junio...
Mar 27, 2019
Alberta Election: Where the leaders are on March 27, 2019
Party leaders are on the move again today. United Convservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will be in Lac St. Anne County to announce a rural crime strategy.Alberta Liberal Party Leader David Khan has ...
Mar 27, 2019
Catholic dioceses commission retired judge to look into sex abuse allegations
MONTREAL - Church dioceses in Quebec have appointed a retired judge to assess the number of people alleging they were sexually abused as minors by Catholic clergy over almost seven decades. The Archdi...
Mar 27, 2019
NPHL teams victorious on Day 1 of Coy Cup
The 2019 Senior AA BC Provincial Championship kicked off Tuesday night in Fort St.John as the city hosts the Coy Cup tournament for the 1st time since 1994.The tournament kicked off with the Dawson Cr...
Mar 27, 2019 (photo credit to the Fort St.John Flyers)