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AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns
New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's tax returns. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyr...
Sep 16, 2019

Spooner, Kessel trade hockey skates for figure skates in Battle of the Blades
Natalie Spooner and Amanda Kessel have taken their hockey rivalry to the world of sequins and salchows. The two women normally do battle as members of the Canadian and U.S. women's hockey teams, respe...
Sep 16, 2019

Blackfalds Multiplex expansion to go to tender early next year
Good vibes continue to increase in Blackfalds as the town moves forward with ambitious plans to expand its multiplex.About 200 people came out last Thursday to an open house at the current multiplex t...
Sep 16, 2019 (ACI Architects Inc.)

Asylum claims dipped last month but numbers remain up over last year
OTTAWA - New statistics released Monday show a slight dip in the number of people intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border last month trying to cross unofficially to claim asylum. Last month, 1,762 ...
Sep 16, 2019

2019 Canada Winter Games leave long-lasting impact, organizers say
Officials with the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society are lauding the success and economic impact of the event on Red Deer and the province this year.Following the release of a report by the Canadi...
Sep 16, 2019 (L-R) Catriona Le May Doan, Vice Chair - Canada Games Council, Scott Robinson, CEO - 2019 Canada Winter Games & Lyn Radford, Board Chair - 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society.

Forward Mitch Marner joins Toronto Maple Leafs in Newfoundland for training camp
PARADISE, N.L. - Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas put up a united front when speaking to media about the forward's new contract. The pair stood side-by-side on Saturday ...
Sep 16, 2019

Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the military's recruiting ...
Sep 16, 2019

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 16, 2019

NHLPA declines to re-open current CBA; agreement will run through 2021-22 season
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association has announced the union will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next Septem...
Sep 16, 2019

Quebec watchdog criticized over investigations of police shootings
MONTREAL - Rights advocates and victims' families in Quebec are calling for greater transparency from the province's independent police watchdog. A civil rights advocacy group, la Ligue des droits et ...
Sep 16, 2019