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Algerian president steps down amid protests, army pressure
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized i...
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
'Pretend you have a cold': Pelosi advises Biden on women
WASHINGTON - As former Vice-President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behaviour with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your dist...
Apr 04, 2019
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
