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New Zealand lawmakers pass initial vote for new gun controls
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. T...
Apr 04, 2019
'To keep his name alive:' Families honour those who died in Broncos bus crash
Families of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say scholarships, events and places named in their honour helps keep their memories alive. Sixteen people - including 10 players and the he...
Apr 04, 2019
'I want to remember:' Survivors, families mark Broncos tragedy forever with ink
It's a day many want to forget. It's the people they want to remember. "I always have him with me now," former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki says after a three-hour tatto...
Apr 04, 2019
'To keep his name alive:' Families honour those who died in Broncos bus crash
Families of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say scholarships, events and places named in their honour helps keep their memories alive. Sixteen people - including 10 players and the he...
Apr 04, 2019
Legacies of Broncos bus crash include truck safety, seatbelts and organ donation
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured a year ago when a semi-truck and a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided in rural Saskatchewan. An inexper...
Apr 04, 2019
Names of Humboldt Broncos crash victims remembered in scholarships, arenas
Dozens of bursaries and scholarships have been created in the names of 16 people who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash one year ago. In addition, they have had their names attached to arenas, dre...
Apr 04, 2019
B.C. herring fishery ends for another season, controversy over catch continues
VICTORIA - Commercial fishing boats on the B.C. coast have returned to their home ports after a successful spring herring roe fishery in the Strait of Georgia off Vancouver Island, but opponents of th...
Apr 04, 2019
PBO says it cannot fully measure cost of tax avoidance due to incomplete data
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says he still does not have access to all the data his office needs to determine the amount of money the federal government loses each ...
Apr 04, 2019
Report: Crew of doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight followed procedures
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia's government has found the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after takeoff last month performed al...
Apr 04, 2019
Legal battle continues between smokers, tobacco companies and provincial govts
TORONTO - Lawyers representing Quebec smokers and provincial governments are pushing back against an Ontario court ruling that suspended legal proceedings against three major tobacco compani...
Apr 04, 2019
