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Unprecedented snowstorm leads to state of emergency in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Nearly 21,000 Manitoba homes and businesses remained without power early Monday in the wake of a snowstorm that the province's Crown energy utility said had left an unprecedented amount of ...
Oct 15, 2019
Some disabled Canadians feeling left out of discussion during election campaign
Amy Amantea tuned in to the English-language federal leaders' debate with modest hope there would be at least some discussion of issues relevant to disabled Canadians. The first half of the campa...
Oct 15, 2019
Sprinting to the finish line and disappearing dimples; In-The-News for Oct. 15
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... Li...
Oct 15, 2019
Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union
VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...
Oct 15, 2019
Papua New Guinea police seeking to arrest ex-PM O'Neill
CANBERRA, Australia - Papua New Guinea police say they have an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill for official corruption. Acting Police Commissioner David Manning said O'Neill had...
Oct 15, 2019
Koreas meet in historic World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The rival Koreas are set to meet in an historic soccer World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang, but the match has been cast into media darkness in the South, with the North disall...
Oct 15, 2019
SaskPower sending help to restore power in Manitoba
SaskPower is assisting in cleanup efforts to restore power for thousands of residents in Manitoba.Spokesperson Joel Cherry confirmed SaskPower is sending workers, trucks and equipment to get people in...
Oct 15, 2019 (SaskPower/Twitter)
Golden Knights snap two-game skid, top Flames 6-2
LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights came into the season with one of the best top-six forward units in the NHL. In their latest win, they proved they have the potential to be a threat with all four l...
Oct 14, 2019
Pearson, Canucks snap Flyers unbeaten streak with 3-2 shootout win
Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson was just looking for some empty space when he sent the puck flying in the shootout Saturday night. The left-winger beat Philadelphia Flyer netminder Carter Har...
Oct 14, 2019
California regulator criticizes utility over power outages
SAN FRANCISCO - California's top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called "failures in execution" during the largest planned power outage in state history to av...
Oct 14, 2019