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Council preview - council to receive report on senior services funding model
Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat city council will be receiving the report on possible changes to senior services at Monday's regular meeting with staff recommending a transition to a multi-service mod...
Oct 06, 2019
Retrial for man in California warehouse fire that killed 36
OAKLAND, Calif. - The founder of an artists' work-live collective in the San Francisco Bay Area where a fast-moving fire trapped and killed 36 partygoers three years ago will be tried again on manslau...
Oct 06, 2019
Bandits down Grizzlys 3-2, notch 8-0 start to season
OLDS, AB - The Brooks Bandits (8-0) keep on winning; killing off five third-period power plays to claim a 3-2 road win over the Olds Grizzlys on Saturday night.Newcomer James McIsaac (Winnipeg, MB) le...
Oct 06, 2019
Trudeau won't remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social-media posts
PLAINVILLE, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says comments made by a Liberal candidate in Nova Scotia in old social-media posts are unacceptable, but that he is not removi...
Oct 06, 2019
Restless roots? Singh heads to Saskatchewan to rally NDP support amid questions
SASKATOON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was campaigning in Saskatchewan on Friday, a province in which his party has a rich history but where some say his decisions have made the...
Oct 06, 2019
Singh brushes off Green complaint about abortion-related social media posts
SASKATOON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is brushing aside demands from the Greens that his party apologize for social-media posts that Green candidates hold anti-abortion positions. On Monday, ...
Oct 06, 2019
Trudeau says his views have evolved and he is now totally pro-choice
QUEBEC - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he is no longer opposed in any way to abortion, going back on a personal position he staked out in 2011. Trudeau said Friday he has moved on from his previo...
Oct 06, 2019
Tories hold biggest rally of election campaign but fail to reach desired attendance
TORONTO - The Conservatives organized their biggest rally of the federal election campaign Friday, attempting to end a difficult week for Leader Andrew Scheer with a show of force. But the h...
Oct 06, 2019
Canadian Bianca Andreescu's win streak comes to an end with loss to Osaka
BEIJING - After a thrilling quarterfinal at the China Open, Bianca Andreescu and Naomi Osaka embraced at the net and exchanged compliments. It could be the first of many similar moments between two of...
Oct 06, 2019
Thanks to hard work and timely inspiration, Wolfpack rise up rugby league ranks
TORONTO - In advance of the Million Pound Game, Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott had team performance analyst Chris O'Connor put together a video. It combined disappointing moments from 201...
Oct 06, 2019