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Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years
WASHINGTON - The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Amer...
Jul 13, 2020

Small tornado confirmed near Nanton on Sunday
NANTON- Some residents near Nanton experienced some stormy conditions on Sunday afternoon.Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado near the southern Alberta town.The agency says the twister was seen...
Jul 13, 2020

AP Source: Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name
WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins are shedding that name effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity b...
Jul 13, 2020

Ontario anticipates Stage 3 of its pandemic plan as concerns rise in Quebec
A lot of businesses across Ontario are eagerly awaiting an announcement today from the provincial government. With recent data indicating a gradual but steady decline in Ontario's COVID-19 caselo...
Jul 13, 2020

Quebec police still looking for father, two days after missing girls found dead
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police continued to search through the night for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. The bodies ...
Jul 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 13
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on July 13, 2020: There are 107,589 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,521 confirmed (including 5,627 deaths, 25,8...
Jul 13, 2020

The search continues and Ontario anticipates Stage 3; In The News for July 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 13. What we are watching in Canada ... ST...
Jul 13, 2020

RCMP build relationships with Red Deer businesses during COVID transition
Red Deer RCMP are receiving kudos for their work to build relationships with businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.The economic environment was already difficult prior to the world as we knew it bei...
Jul 13, 2020

Conservative Polish president wins 2nd term after tight race
WARSAW, Poland - Polish President Andrzej Duda, a conservative who ran a campaign with homophobic and anti-Semitic overtones, narrowly won a second five-year term in a bitterly fought weekend election...
Jul 13, 2020

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59
JOHANNESBURG - Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television South African Broadcasting Corporat...
Jul 13, 2020