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2 pilots killed in Marine helicopter crash in Arizona
YUMA, Ariz. - Two Marine pilots have died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Sunday. The AH-1Z Viper crashed Saturday night while...
Apr 02, 2019
McKenna's office tried to plant friendly questions with senators, Tory alleges
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais says Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's office tried to plant questions with friendly senators on the Senate's environment committee to help get the ...
Apr 02, 2019
CFL, CFL Players' Association still discussing non-monetary issues
TORONTO - The CFL and its players continue to discuss non-monetary issues in collective-bargaining talks. The two sides ended two days of negotiations Tuesday. Face-to-face discussions will resum...
Apr 02, 2019
Humboldt Broncos sign Scott Barney for next three seasons
The Humboldt Broncos have found their coach for the next few seasons.Scott Barney signed a three-year contract with the Broncos.Barney began this season with the Broncos as an assistant coach but beca...
Apr 02, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming home
LINDEN, N.J. - Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation. Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to viola...
Apr 02, 2019
Joan Jones, who helped form black rights movement in Nova Scotia, dies at 79
HALIFAX - A woman who helped build the black civil rights movement in Nova Scotia is being recalled as the behind-the-scenes power in a partnership that often featured her hus...
Apr 02, 2019
Oleksiak is back at Canadian trials after a needed break from swimming
TORONTO - There were days when Penny Oleksiak didn't feel like swimming. So the teenager, whose life was upended after she won four Olympic swimming medals in whirlwind six days in 2016, too...
Apr 02, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays lose 4-3 to Tigers in 11 innings, split series 2-2
TORONTO - When Aaron Sanchez exited his start on Saturday he had a simple message for Trent Thornton: don't mess it up. The rookie right-hander was confused at first, before realizing Sanchez was refe...
Apr 02, 2019
As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention
BALTIMORE - In a city that's seen more than its share of corruption, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is mired in a strange scandal involving no-contract deals that netted her hundreds of thousands of d...
Apr 02, 2019
Plane pulled to surface after 60 years in Peter Pond Lake
In 1959, a pilot and conservation officer flying from Buffalo Narrows to La Loche were killed when the floatplane they were in crashed in Peter Pond Lake.Sixty years later, the aircraft is back on the...
Apr 02, 2019 A Cessna 180 floatplane was recovered from Peter Pond Lake on March 27, 2019 (Doug Chishom/Saskatchewan Aviation Museum)