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UAW strike could cost GM about $1 billion - and counting
DETROIT - With the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors in its third week, pressure is mounting on both sides to reach a deal, with the company losing an estimated $1 billion and workers...
Oct 01, 2019

New-look Vancouver Canucks confident heading into season opener
VANCOUVER - While Quinn Hughes is looking forward to his rookie season, the young Vancouver Canucks defenceman isn't relishing his first assignment of the year - defending Oilers juggernaut&...
Oct 01, 2019

Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...
Oct 01, 2019

Toronto Blue Jays execs Atkins and Shapiro weigh in on 95-loss regular season
TORONTO - There is plenty to like about the youth movement building within the Toronto Blue Jays. The question now is how long will it take for those youngsters to play meaningful games. Bo Biche...
Oct 01, 2019

Andre De Grasse hits world podium again, taking silver in 200 metres
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Andre De Grasse says it's mission accomplished at the world track and field championships. The 24-year-old from Markham, Ont., made a late charge to capture silver in the m...
Oct 01, 2019

Cost of proposed back alley bylaw: $150,000
Prince Albert city council has heard that a controversial bylaw they are pursuing would be the first of its kind in Canada and come with a $150,000 price tag. The proposed bylaw that would allow polic...
Oct 01, 2019 A graphic shows back alleys that would be restricted under a proposed bylaw, lanes in residential zones are shown in blue while lanes in commercial/industrial zones are red. (council agenda/City of P.A.)

Oilers open NHL season Wednesday, GM Ken Holland says goal is playoffs
EDMONTON - With the woebegone Edmonton Oilers set to open their NHL season Wednesday, new general manager Ken Holland bristled when it was suggested fans are being told to be patient for a playof...
Oct 01, 2019

Meghan sues British tabloid over personal letter
LONDON - British royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote. A spokeswoman for the law firm handling the case tol...
Oct 01, 2019

Elections Canada in need of local workers for federal vote
It takes around 240,000 people to work the polling stations in Canada for a federal election, according to Elections Canada.Regional Media Advisor Marie-France Kenny said several positions rurally and...
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Man with 29 property-related offences, receives four-month jail sentence
As Prince Albert City Council mulls over a possible bylaw affecting back alley traffic, a man who was caught this month wheeling a stolen barbecue down a back alley in the city's midtown area, was in ...
Oct 01, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)