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RCMP say 3 dead, suspects at large in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster
RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask.Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.He t...
Sep 12, 2024

Ottawa loses bid to quash Israel advocates' lawsuit calling for halt to UNRWA funding
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has denied Ottawa's bid to quash a case in which advocates for Israel are asking for a reversal of Canada's temporary freeze on the main United Nations agency supporting Pal...
Sep 12, 2024

Border Patrol response to Uvalde school shooting marred by breakdowns and poor training, report says
U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation's deadliest class...
Sep 12, 2024

B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will end the provincial carbon tax on consumers and shift the onus to "big polluters" if the federal government removes a legal requi...
Sep 12, 2024

Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper
OTTAWA - An Italian lawyer who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the answer to a puzzling, high-profile heist might be hanging on his living room ...
Sep 12, 2024

Ceiling high for Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ahmed: Canada coach
VANCOUVER - Jesse Marsch issued Canada's men's soccer squad a challenge - get physical. The edict came after the Canadians surprised many at this summer's Copa America tournament, making it through to...
Sep 12, 2024

Olds Grizzlys set for regular season home opener
The Olds Grizzlys kick off the 2024-2025 AJHL regular season this Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in the Coldwell Banker home opener.The Drumheller Dragons supply the opposition for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff, but t...
Sep 12, 2024

Red Deer Mounties urging community to register for CAPTURE Program
Red Deer RCMP are encouraging residents and business owners to help protect your property, your family, and your community by registering your security camera(s) with the CAPTURE Program (Community As...
Sep 12, 2024

Call her coach: Canadian basketball great Natalie Achonwa ready for next step
Becoming a coach has always been in the cards for Canadian basketball great Natalie Achonwa. The four-time Olympian was named the assistant coach of player development for the Michigan Wolverines NCAA...
Sep 12, 2024

B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabet...
Sep 12, 2024