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'Leaning Tower of Dallas' is online star after implosion
DALLAS - A social media sensation dubbed the "Leaning Tower of Dallas" was born when a portion of a building survived an implosion in Dallas. After the implosion Sunday failed to bring down the core o...
Feb 19, 2020
New presidential elections key to solving Venezuelan crisis: Colombian envoy
OTTAWA - Fleeing Venezuelans - all 1.4 million of them - will always be welcome in his country, says Colombia's ambassador to Canada, but his real hope is that they are able to one day retur...
Feb 19, 2020
Sen. Oh breached Senate ethics code repeatedly with expenses-paid China trip
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics officer says Conservative Sen. Victor Oh breached the upper house's ethics code four times when he accepted an all-expenses paid trip to China in 2017. More...
Feb 19, 2020
UPDATE: Two arrested for robbery with a firearm in Normandeau
Red Deer RCMP arrested and charged two people in connection with an incident in Normandeau on Monday morning. Police responded at about 2 a.m. to a residence on Nash Street after a person called to re...
Feb 19, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: The Conservatives have put a motion of no-confidence in the government on the House of...
Feb 19, 2020
Oilers recall top prospect defenceman Evan Bouchard from Bakersfield
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have called up defenceman Evan Bouchard from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors and have placed defenceman Oscar Klefbom on injured reserve. The Oiler...
Feb 19, 2020
Chiefs say RCMP and pipeline firm must leave before they meet with government
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says the chiefs won't meet with the federal government over their opposition to a natural gas pipeline until both the RCMP and Coastal GasLink leave their t...
Feb 19, 2020
Quebec, Cree leaders sign deal as other Indigenous groups protest across Canada
MONTREAL - As Indigenous-led, anti-pipeline protests have shut down rail service across much of the country, Quebec and Cree leaders announced Monday the first steps of a wide-ranging 30-year pla...
Feb 19, 2020
Ryan Newman released from hospital after Daytona 500 crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newma...
Feb 19, 2020
Top court decision could help former N.S. Crown lawyer sue premier for libel
HALIFAX - A Supreme Court of Canada decision could affect whether government lawyers can use confidential documents to defend their reputations if political bosses "throw them...
Feb 19, 2020