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Analysts say 23-day UAW strike cost GM 165,000 vehicles
DETROIT - The 23-day strike by auto workers at General Motors has cost the company production of 165,000 cars and trucks and has passed the point where the GM can make up lost volume, according to aut...
Oct 08, 2019
Diab, who fought terrorism allegations, finally gets new citizenship certificate
OTTAWA - Sociology professor Hassan Diab has received a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate a week after launching a court fight to get it. The Lebanon-born academic ...
Oct 08, 2019
Day parole revoked for Calgary man who strangled wife, hid body in basement wall
RED DEER, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and concealed her body in a wall of their Calgary home is going back to prison. The Parole Board of Canada, at a hearing in Red Deer, Alta., decided to r...
Oct 08, 2019
Clemons plans to explore analytics options in his new role as Argonauts GM
TORONTO - Analytics will be a priority for Michael (Pinball) Clemons in his new role as general manager of the Toronto Argonauts. Clemons plans to connect with the Raptors and Maple Leafs - both ...
Oct 08, 2019
Work continues on Humboldt Broncos crash site
Motorists will experience delays if they're travelling through the intersection of Highways 35 and 335, otherwise known as the Armley Corner.The province is continuing work on the intersection after r...
Oct 08, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Man charged in Los Angeles with 1985 death of TV director
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have charged a man in the cold-case killing of a TV director who worked on "The Incredible Hulk," ''The Six Million Dollar Man" and other shows more than three decades ago. T...
Oct 08, 2019
Montreal Impact star Ignacio Piatti's future seemingly up in the air
MONTREAL - Contract negotiations between Ignacio Piatti and the Montreal Impact have taken a bizarre and unexpected turn. A team spokesperson said the star midfielder met with Impact management on Tue...
Oct 08, 2019
A walk against gang violence in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month
A walk against gang violence to promote a unified community will happen in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month.Similar to an event that happened in Loon Lake last week, Big Island Lake Cre...
Oct 08, 2019 An anti-gang walk in Loon Lake is the inspiration behind the event in Big Island Lake Cree Territory. (supplied/Ryan How)
Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin to run for city council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin is entering a different kind of race - this time, for a spot as a city councillor in Laval, Que. Surin has announced he'll run in a Nov....
Oct 08, 2019
List of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize
Here is a list of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize: 1923: Frederick G. Banting, Nobel Prize in medicine for the "discovery of insulin." 1949: William F. Giauque, Nobel Prize in chemistry for "co...
Oct 08, 2019