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• GoFundMe for Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims surpasses $1M

  07-04-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Canadians are rallying to offer financial support to the victims and loved ones affected by the Humbolt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Go Fund Me for the Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash

  07-04-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Help raise money for the players and families affected. The money will go directly to families to help with any expenses incurred. Go Fund Me Page Read More: ER doctor calls Humboldt Broncos crash triage ‘most tragic night of my career’ Read More: Edmonton Oilers mourn victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash Read More: Hockey player mourns former...
  
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• Former billet family of Manitoba player on Humboldt Broncos says he survived bus crash

  07-04-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  The family who billeted Humboldt Broncos’ player Matthieu Gomercic said Saturday that the hockey player had survived the bus crash on Friday which saw at least 15 people killed after the vehicle collided with a semi-truck.
  
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• RCMP confirm driver of semi-truck involved in Humboldt crash released

  07-04-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan RCMP confirmed that the driver of the semi-truck involved in the deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos bus was not charged and released.
  
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• What we know about the victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash

  07-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen people are dead and 14 injured after the bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck on a highway north of Tisdale, Sask., early Friday evening. Here's what we know so far about the victims.
  
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• All 15 victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash identified

  07-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen people are dead and 14 injured after the bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck on a highway north of Tisdale, Sask., on Friday.
  
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• 14 victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash identified

  07-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen people are dead and 14 injured after the bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck on a highway north of Tisdale, Sask., on Friday. Here's what we know so far about the victims.
  
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• 13 victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash identified

  07-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen people are dead and 14 injured after the bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck on a highway north of Tisdale, Sask., on Friday. Here's what we know so far about the victims.
  
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• 11th victim of Humboldt Broncos bus crash identified

  07-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen people are dead and 14 injured after the bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck on a highway north of Tisdale, Sask., early Friday evening. Here's what we know so far about the victims.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos full news conference on tragic bus crash

  07-04-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos, RCMP and community officials addressed the deadly crash involving the team that claimed the lives of 15 people.
  
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• ‘This is gonna ripple across all of Canada’: Hayley Wickenheiser on Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Former Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser reacts to the tragic news of the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash saying that she knew a couple of the players on the team.
  
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• Aerial video shows destruction at scene of Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Aerial video shows the destruction left at the scene of the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team which claimed the lives of 15 people.
  
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• ‘Once a Bronco, always a Bronco’: Edmonton coach talks about time with Humboldt Broncos

  07-04-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Boris Rybalka, coach of the Camrose Kodiaks, talked to Global Edmonton on Saturday about playing for the Humboldt Broncos in the 1980s. The Bronco’s bus was involved in a fatal collision in Saskatchewan on Friday that killed at least 15 people.
  
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• Nipawin Hawks come together to support families of Humboldt Broncos after fatal Sask. bus crash

  07-04-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Nipawin Hawks junior hockey team came together Saturday to support families of the Humboldt Broncos after a bus crash left several people injured and at least 15 people dead, with other people of the town also providing support to those grieving the loss. Ryan Kessler reports.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers react to tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers react to the tragic Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash and share their stories of life on the road.
  
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• Connor McDavid reacts to tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash, discusses life on the bus

  07-04-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid reacts to the tragic news of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and talks about how he never even thought how dangerous it can be on a bus.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks talk about fatal Humboldt Broncos crash, life on team bus

  07-04-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Members of the Vancouver Canucks commented Saturday on the fatal Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash on Friday, April 7, and that the crash is terrible because the team bus is typically “the place where you feel safe.”
  
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• Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Naomi Klein join Kinder Morgan protests

  07-04-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Protesters are gathering at Kinder Morgan's facility in Burnaby, B.C., today to once again protest the expansion of the company's Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Edmonton-born hockey player among 14 dead in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 21:23 via cbc.ca
  A former Surrey player has been identified as one of 14 victims who died when Humboldt Broncos junior hockey junior hockey team bus collided with another vehicle on Friday.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers mourn victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan fought back tears Saturday morning as he talked about the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash.   
  
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• “We will get through this:” Humboldt mayor on tragic bus crash

  07-04-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt mayor Rob Muench said the community has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support following the tragic bus crash that killed 14 people.
  
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• SJHL president holds back tears talking about Humboldt Broncos crash

  07-04-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  SJHL president Bill Chow was very emotional as he addressed the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos which killed 14 people.
  
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• “We are heartbroken and completely devastated:” Humboldt Broncos president on tragic crash

  07-04-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos president Kevin Garinger said the team will never forget the devastating tragedy that happened on April 6. Garinger said the team will persevere and support all the victims.
  
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• Emergency crews remain on scene of fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan

  07-04-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency officials were still on scene on Saturday after the team bus of the Humboldt Broncos collided with a semi-truck on Friday night, killing 14 people.
  
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• Maple Leafs with Saskatchewan roots react to Humboldt Broncos fatal bus crash

  07-04-2018 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto Maple Leaf players Morgan Rielly, Patrick Marleau and Tyler Bozak react to the tragic news of the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Humboldt was home away from home for many players involved in fatal crash

  07-04-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Families in local towns volunteer to house young players who have been drafted into the league. In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's case, many of those players came from across Western Canada.
  
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• Friend of Humboldt Broncos coach says ‘heart just sank’ about Saskatchewan bus crash, deaths

  07-04-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  A friend of Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan who used to coach with him on a different team said Saturday that when he learned about the bus crash and subsequent deaths, his “heart just sank.”
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Several Alberta players on hockey roster

  07-04-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Ten players on the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team roster call Alberta home. The team's bus was involved in a horrific crash with a semi-truck on Friday in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Nipawin Hawks coach calls Humboldt Broncos crash ‘something beyond a nightmare’

  07-04-2018 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  The head coach of the Nipawin Hawks, who was to play the Humboldt Broncos team before the team’s bus was involved in a fatal crash, said the incident is “something beyond a nightmare” and hopes the players will “battle just as hard” at getting better as they fought on the ice.
  
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• 'Unable to comprehend our loss': Family mourns Alberta coach killed in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  The head coach of the Humboldt Broncos team killed in a horrific crash in Saskatchewan on Friday was one of several Albertans involved with the junior hockey team.
  
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• Killed in Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Darcy Haugan was the 'coach everybody wanted'

  07-04-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Coach Darcy Haugan helped his players realize there's so much more to hockey than what happens on the ice. He believed in hard work, respect and sticking up for each other, lessons his former players and colleagues say they will carry with them in the days to come.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Calgary and area Saturday

  07-04-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Another winter weather warning has been issued for southern Alberta.
  
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• Maple Leafs’ Mike Babcock emotionally reacts to Humboldt Broncos crash

  07-04-2018 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said Saturday that he “can’t even imagine” being a family member of one of the people lost in the Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 'He can't feel anything from his waist down': Alberta player suffers broken back in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-04-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Details are beginning to emerge around the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus crash in Saskatchewan that left 14 dead and 15 injured, three of those critically.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos head coach one of 14 dead in bus crash in Saskatchewan

  07-04-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan was one of 14 people who died aboard the team’s bus after it was involved in a collision with a semi-truck on Friday evening in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash a ‘tragedy only just beginning’: Vancouver Giants spokesperson

  07-04-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Dan O’Connor with the Vancouver Giants said Saturday that the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is a “tragedy only just beginning” as more information becomes known and said he’s “gutted” for the families affected.
  
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• More victims identified after Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash kills 14, injures 15

  07-04-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  More victims have been identified after the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus crash that killed 14 people and injured 15.
  
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• Head coach among 14 killed in Sask. junior hockey team bus crash

  07-04-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan has been identified as one of 14 victims who died when their junior hockey team bus collided with another vehicle on Friday.
  
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• Death toll rises to 15 in Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus crash

  07-04-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  The death toll from the bus crash involving a Saskatchewan junior hockey team bus has risen to 15, a day after the tragedy impacting players, personnel and others with the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Time to toss single-use plastic bags in Edmonton, group says

  07-04-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  6,000 people have signed a petition asking city council to reduce the number of single-use plastic bags in Edmonton
  
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• 14 dead, 14 injured after Humboldt Broncos’ team bus collides with semi-truck in Saskatchewan

  07-04-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Fourteen people are dead and 14 have been injured after the team bus for the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was involved in a collision with a semi-truck on Friday evening. Adam MacVicar reports.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Mixed messages and helmet hypocrisy from government

  07-04-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  Helmets are either so important that we must mandate their use, or they’re not a big deal — it can hardly be both, Rob Breakenridge says.
  
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• From Pong to Xbox: Exhibit explores our fixation with sports video gaming

  07-04-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Were you as good at NHL 95 as you remember? A new exhibit of retro sports video games puts the console in your hands once more.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash: offers of help pour in

  07-04-2018 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  A photo tweeted early Saturday showed three Humboldt Broncos’ players lying in side-by-side hospital beds, holding hands.
  
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• Favourites to fiasco: Why the season left the rails for the Edmonton Oilers

  07-04-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Edmonton Oilers fans, likely those among the younger crowd, may remember the 2017-18 season as the biggest disappointment EVER!!! Feel free to argue with them, if you care to.
  
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• 'I practise for this': Growing number of girls game for Alberta Native Hockey provincials

  07-04-2018 15:02 via cbc.ca
  Three years ago, Brooke Young couldn't skate.
  
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• Think twice before consulting Dr. Google, researchers say

  07-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  There are side-effects associated with consulting the internet about health issues, including increased anxiety and a loss of privacy.
  
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• ‘Life is bigger than a hockey game’: Saskatchewan pastor says rival team supported Humboldt Broncos’ families

  07-04-2018 14:14 via globalnews.ca
  The pastor of the Nipawin Apostolic Church said that the Nipawin Hawks hockey team, who the Humboldt Broncos were to play before the bus was involved in a fatal collision Friday, stayed at the church to support the Broncos’ families with a lot of “sitting beside someone and crying together.”
  
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• Saskatchewan pastor says community reached out to help families of crash involving Humboldt Broncos

  07-04-2018 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  Jordan Gadsby, pastor of the Nipawin Apostolic Church in Saskatchewan, said early Saturday they opened their church to families of the Humboldt Broncos players after a fatal crash and received support from numerous community organizations. He also said that the worst part of the day was having parents waiting to hear news about their children.
  
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• Beatrice Hunter, Alberta's roughneck historian, dies at 97

  07-04-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Beatrice Hunter, an author and historian hailed for chronicling the early ‘roughneck history of Alberta’s oil fields, has died.
  
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