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Slain teen's family hopes report ensures others don't fall through the cracks
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. - The woman who raised a teenage Indigenous girl whose body was found in the Red River says she hopes a new report from the children's advocate will ensure a similar t...
Mar 11, 2019
Ethiopian Airlines grounds all its Boeing 737 Max 8 planes
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were kil...
Mar 11, 2019
Indonesia offers to assist in Ethiopia crash investigation
BEIJING - China's civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes indefinitely on Monday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. The Civil Aviat...
Mar 11, 2019
Trump budget will seek funds for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being...
Mar 10, 2019
Murder charge dropped for Indonesian in Kim Jong Nam killing
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Malaysian prosecutors have withdrawn the murder charge against the Indonesian suspect in the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother. Prosecutor Iskandar Ahmad didn't g...
Mar 10, 2019
Smollett indicted on 16 counts stemming from reported attack
CHICAGO - A grand jury in Chicago indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. ...
Mar 10, 2019
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: Pius Adesanmi: Adesanmi was a...
Mar 10, 2019
10 years after Cougar chopper crash, families stress issue of workplace safety
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island's west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence in St. John's...
Mar 10, 2019
CN, CP Rail appealing minister's order for use of handbrakes on stopped trains
CALGARY - Canada's two largest railways are appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau's order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes f...
Mar 10, 2019
Hawks finish first, looking for second straight SJHL championship
Finishing the regular season first overall and winning the Canalta Cup as Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) champions is not something unfamiliar to the Nipawin Hawks organization; they did it ...
Mar 10, 2019 The Nipawin Hawks hope to salute their fans at Centennial Arena all the way to another Canalta Cup (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).