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Decision time looms for new Calgary arena and home for NHL's Flames
CALGARY - A new home for the Calgary Flames will be debated Tuesday in city council chambers. The city and Flames owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment have a tentative agreement to equally spli...
Jul 29, 2019
Scorsese visits Osage Nation ahead of filming
PAWHUSKA, Okla. - Director Martin Scorsese has visited Oklahoma and met with the principal chief of the Osage Nation to discuss filming his upcoming adaptation of "Killers of the Flower Moon." The Tul...
Jul 29, 2019
Lauzon wins gold at Canadian Track and Field Championships
A local track star from Red Deer is celebrating a gold medal performance at the Canadian Track and Field Championships held in Montreal over the weekend.Jeremiah Lauzon, a graduate of Lindsay Thurber ...
Jul 29, 2019 Jeremiah Lauzon, 19, won gold in the 200 metre race at the Canadian Track and Field Championships held in Montreal over the weekend. (File Photo)
Toronto Argonauts sign veteran linebacker Bear Woods to practice roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed veteran linebacker Bear Woods to their practice roster. Woods returns to the Argonauts after the team released him days before the start of training camp in...
Jul 29, 2019
Decision time looms for new Calgary arena and home for NHL's Flames
CALGARY - A new home for the Calgary Flames will be debated Tuesday in city council chambers. The city and Flames owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment have a tentative agreement to equally spli...
Jul 29, 2019
Federal Court orders 'Product of Israel' labels off of West Bank wines
OTTAWA - A new Federal Court ruling calls it misleading and deceptive to characterize wines from the West Bank as "products of Israel." The decision, out today, marks the latest twist i...
Jul 29, 2019
'There is no Oka crisis 2.0,' Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers
MONTREAL - Kanesatake's grand chief says his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis despite tensions over a land dispute and a highly publicized war of words with the mayor ...
Jul 29, 2019
Nadal, Barty named top seeds for Rogers Cup tennis tournaments
Rafael Nadal is the top seed for the upcoming men's Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, while Ash Barty is the top seed for the women's event in Toronto. Tennis Canada announced the names of the...
Jul 29, 2019
Canada's Naughton and Cornett settle for squash bronze after semifinal losses
LIMA, Peru - Canada's Hollie Naughton was at a crossroads with her squash game three years ago and decided to make changes to try to reach a higher level. Her efforts helped bring her back t...
Jul 29, 2019
Canada soccer coach John Herdman says lessons to be had from Gold Cup exit
TORONTO - The post-mortem is in on Canada's Gold Cup campaign and coach John Herdman has plenty to chew on. He believes the emotional fallout from the Canadian men's shock 3-2 quarterfinal loss to Hai...
Jul 29, 2019