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Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada
The deadly crash in Manitoba between a bus full of seniors and a semi has brought renewed attention on the safety of numerous so-called at-grade intersections on Canadian highways. BC Trucking Associa...
Jun 15, 2023
RCMP say 15 dead after bus carrying seniors collides with semi truck Manitoba
R-C-M-P say 15 people are dead and 10 are in hospital after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Manitoba -- many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck.Assistant Commissioner Rob Hill, the comman...
Jun 15, 2023
A list of mass casualty bus and van crashes on Canadian highways
RCMP say 15 people died and 10 others were taken to hospital on Thursday after a bus collided with a semi-truck near Carberry, Man. Little information was immediately available about the deceased, but...
Jun 15, 2023
Baptiste brothers, L'Heureux ready for CPCA stop in Battlefords
The wagons are hitched and the horses ready to run, as the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) makes its stop in North Battleford, Thursday to Sunday (June 15-18) at the North Battlefo...
Jun 15, 2023
Reaction to highway crash that killed 15 in Manitoba
CARBERRY, Man. - RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are in hospital after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Man., many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck. Here is some of the reaction: "I'm...
Jun 15, 2023
Canadians dispatch India to open World Cup of Darts on a winning note
FRANKFURT - Canada defeated India 4-2 in its opening match Thursday at the 450,000-pound ($760,720) My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts. Canada is represented at the 40-country tournament by Jeff (The ...
Jun 15, 2023
B.C. Lions look to keep offence rolling against Elks after strong showing in opener
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions are looking for their offence to continue its hot streak as they take on the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. The Lions opened the season with a 25-15 win over the Calgary Stam...
Jun 15, 2023
Senate passes long-delayed bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment. The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws...
Jun 15, 2023
Dominant Verstappen motivated as the heavy favourite at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Red Bull's Max Verstappen is so far ahead of the pack in the Formula One standings he recently expressed a desire for more competition. But whether that happens or not won't affect his ambi...
Jun 15, 2023
Florida man executed for 1984 killings of teenage babysitter, mother of 2 slain months apart
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man was executed Thursday for killing a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother of two in separate attacks months apart in 1984 while children were sleeping in th...
Jun 15, 2023