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Passengers drowned after door design slowed exit in fatal NWT plane crash: TSB
GATINEAU, Que. - The Transportation Safety Board is issuing a warning over the doors on a small float plane after three passengers drowned on a sightseeing flight in the Northwest Territories las...
Feb 28, 2019
US appeals court clears AT&T's $81B purchase of Time Warner
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared AT&T's takeover of Time Warner, rejecting the Trump administration's claims that the $81 billion deal will harm consumers and reduce competi...
Feb 28, 2019
Jill Officer to serve as a fifth on Chelsea Carey's team at world championship
Jill Officer will serve as a fifth player on Chelsea Carey's team at the upcoming world women's curling championship in Silkeborg, Denmark. Carey booked her ticket last weekend with an 8-6 v...
Feb 28, 2019
R. Kelly's affinity for McDonald's dates to childhood
CHICAGO - When R. Kelly was released on bail after spending the weekend in a Chicago jail, he headed straight to a McDonald's - a restaurant chain he has fond childhood memories of but that also featu...
Feb 28, 2019
Federal auditor general's office cancels work for lack of money
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general's office says it doesn't have enough money to do all the work it's supposed to. The office's latest financial report says its funding isn't enough to keep up wit...
Feb 28, 2019
Liberals' bump in child benefits fuels poverty rate drop, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Fewer Canadians are living under the official poverty line than at any time in the last decade, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday The agency laid the credit for the drop on a combi...
Feb 28, 2019
Double gold a goal for Canada's Kripps at world bob championships in Whistler
Double gold is difficult, but doable, according to Canadian bobsled pilot Justin Kripps. Canada has never won both two-man and four-man gold at a single world championship. In fact, a Canadian cr...
Feb 28, 2019
Brad Gushue's curling team gets chance at a Brier three-peat in Brandon
A chill Brad Gushue is a problem for opposing teams at the Canadian men's curling championship. Gushue and his team from St John's, N.L., seemed to channel The Dude from "The Big Lebows...
Feb 28, 2019
Viral video shows tiny Nova Scotia hockey players tumbling adorably onto ice
LUNENBURG, N.S. - Young players of a Halifax-area hockey team faced off with an unusual opponent as they took the ice for a game over the weekend: a very steep step. The seven- and eight-year-old...
Feb 28, 2019
4 Ways You May Be Harming Your Credit Score
Your credit score is an important piece of your financial health. Sometimes people are overwhelmed by their credit reports and the anxiety around having good credit can cause them to avoid the subject...
Feb 28, 2019 : Karen Cay
