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Trial date set in connection to Alberta gas station assault
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A man facing an assault charge in connection to a feud between two rival gas stations has pleaded not guilty with a trial set for next month.Anwar Kamaran, 44, was charged with one ...
Sep 03, 2020

Boseman to be honoured in hometown, where he inspired others
ANDERSON, S.C. - Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honoured and celebrated Thursday in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he gave residents a deep sense of pride, event organizers s...
Sep 03, 2020

Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria is expanding its law school building to house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws. The federal and B.C. governments and the Law Foundation of B.C. are con...
Sep 03, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: August 27 - September 3
August 279:07 am - Drayton Valley - Industrial Road - Complainant reported a break and enter to a trailer in a business yard. Tools stolen, under investigation, suspect identified.9:13 am - Brazeau Co...
Sep 03, 2020

University football teams navigate pandemic hurdles to get back on the field
One of the first things the University of Manitoba Bisons football team will learn when training camp opens is how to form a socially-distanced huddle. A part of football that's been second natur...
Sep 03, 2020

Brazeau County sending a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister on proposed assessment model changes
Brazeau County council revealed at their meeting this week that they will be sending a letter to the new Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tracy Allard. The letter will outline council's concerns with th...
Sep 03, 2020

After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. - With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of "Tenet" at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Conne...
Sep 03, 2020

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated in second round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-3 to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. A 17-year-old left-hander from L...
Sep 03, 2020

Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6
MONT AIGOUAL, France - On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seeme...
Sep 03, 2020

Canadian Space Agency gets first female president
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency is getting its first female president. Longtime public servant Lisa Campbell has been tapped by the Trudeau government to take the agency's reins, the first woman to...
Sep 03, 2020