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A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Ashka Dixit, Anushka Dix...
Mar 13, 2019
Garneau orders grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8s over safety concerns
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is closing Canadian skies to the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, effectively grounding the planes over safety concerns arising from the crash of an Ethiopian Airlin...
Mar 13, 2019 A Sunwing Boeing 737-800 passenger plane prepares to land at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Transport Minister Marc Garneau faced an escalating dilemma Tuesday over Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft, which a growing number of countries have grounded or banned in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people Sunday. (Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov)
Alberta First Nation votes to accept $150M settlement over mismanaged cattle
STANDOFF, Alta. - Members of a southern Alberta First Nation have voted to accept a $150-million settlement from the federal government. The Blood Tribe filed a claim nearly two decades ago ...
Mar 13, 2019
Montreal Alouettes have no comment on reports of sale of franchise
The Montreal Alouettes were offering no comment Wednesday regarding reports the CFL franchise is close to being sold. Various reports out of Montreal said the Alouettes - who've been ow...
Mar 13, 2019
Trump blasts 'fake news' over Melania body double theory
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has had it with the #fakeMelania conspiracy theories that have been circulating on social media. Trump claims that photos of his wife were altered to make it appear...
Mar 13, 2019
Florida mulls clemency for FBI informant 'White Boy Rick'
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Clemency Board are considering early prison release for a man known as "White Boy Rick," once one of the FBI's youngest informants and the subject...
Mar 13, 2019
Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction
BOSTON - Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction was reinstated Wednesday in a sweeping ruling from Massachusetts' highest court that does away with the legal principle that made the former NFL star innoc...
Mar 13, 2019
Calgary secures three-year rights for X Games; still needs sponsorship
Calgary has secured exclusive Canadian rights to hold the X Games and hopes to bring the event to the Alberta city for a three-year run starting next winter. The plan is subject to obtaining corp...
Mar 13, 2019
Transport Minister says he would board a Boeing 737 despite crash
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he would board "without hesitation" the type of aircraft that crashed in the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy on Sunday, stressing his confidence in the ...
Mar 13, 2019
OECD concerned about allegations Trudeau interfered in SNC-Lavalin case
OTTAWA - The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is monitoring the allegations the Liberal government tried to influence a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin to dete...
Mar 13, 2019