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A list of those killed and injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck who caused the deadly collision last April involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu ...
Mar 22, 2019
Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court Friday to immediately halt a judge's order that blocked GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney Gene...
Mar 22, 2019
Hollywood power elite hosting Kamala Harris fundraiser
WASHINGTON - Many of Hollywood's power elite, including prolific television hit maker Shonda Rhimes, were hosting a fundraiser Wednesday for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The evenin...
Mar 22, 2019
10 members of Grande Prairie Skating Club competing in Airdrie this weekend
It's a big weekend for some local figure skaters.Co-Director of the skating for the Grande Prairie Skating Club Cheryl Jobson explains how members of the club are heading to a big competition in Airdr...
Mar 22, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Skating Club)
Trump to nominate Stephen Moore for Federal Reserve board
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate Stephen Moore, a conservative economic analyst, to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve's seven-member board. Moore served as an ...
Mar 22, 2019
Impact will 'reverberate across Canada for years to come': Judge who sentenced Sidhu to 8 years
It's been nearly one year since the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash, and the court proceedings have now concluded with an eight-year prison sentence for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.Judge Inez Cardinal handed d...
Mar 22, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will spend the next 8 years in jail for causing the Humboldt Broncos bus collision in April. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Edmonton police bogged down with low priority calls
Edmonton's new police chief says his officers are getting bogged down responding to low priority calls such as people being impaired in public.Chief Dale McFee says a new unit will focus on such calls...
Mar 22, 2019 Facebook/Edmonton Police Service
Big Brother Canada update - Spoiler Alert **
If you're a Big Brother Canada fan and you haven't yet watched last night's episode, you may want to wait to read any further. Grande Prairie's Kailyn Archer...There's a dangerous agent in the #B...
Mar 22, 2019 Photo courtesy Global TV
Steering problem forces authorities to pull more than 600 Quebec buses off the road
MONTREAL - Quebec public transit corporations had to pull more than 600 buses off the road today after the manufacturer detected a technical problem. Nova Bus of St-Eustache, Que., orde...
Mar 22, 2019
Truck driver in fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash to be sentenced
MELFORT, Sask. - A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is to be sentenced in a Saskatchewan courtroom today. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary pleaded guilty earlier...
Mar 22, 2019