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Portugal leaders rally around racially abused soccer player
LISBON, Portugal - The president and the prime minister of Portugal added their voices to a national outcry Monday over racist abuse aimed at a black FC Porto soccer player who walked off the field af...
Feb 17, 2020
14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death
NEW YORK - A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a park during a robbery in December, a crime that rattled New York City residents, authorities said Sat...
Feb 17, 2020
Portugal leaders rally around racially abused soccer player
LISBON, Portugal - The president and the prime minister of Portugal added their voices to a national outcry Monday over racist abuse aimed at a black FC Porto soccer player who walked off the field af...
Feb 17, 2020
Zuckerberg meets EU officials as bloc's new tech rules loom
LONDON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met top European Union officials on a visit to Brussels on Monday, days before the bloc is expected to release new proposals on regulating artificial intelligence...
Feb 17, 2020
Quebecois couple on quarantined cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus
MONTREAL - An elderly Quebecois couple from Gatineau, Que., aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, their daughter said on Sat...
Feb 17, 2020
Study finds 'stunning' lack of research into women's heart health
OTTAWA - A new review of the existing research into women's cardiovascular disease has uncovered what the authors call a "stunning" lack of information about how women are affected. The review wa...
Feb 17, 2020
Red Deer RCMP arrest two at Normandeau home Monday morning
RCMP are advising the public about a heavy police presence in Red Deer's Normandeau neighbourhood on Monday morning.Two people have been taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at a hom...
Feb 17, 2020
Trial of Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail hears testimony of sexual assault
MONTREAL - The trial of Quebec media star Eric Salvail opened today with testimony from a former co-worker who said Salvail cornered him, exposed himself and tried to force hi...
Feb 17, 2020
A timeline of some Incident Response Group meetings
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting today with the secretive Incident Response Group, a cabinet committee whose exact membership is kept under wraps. They're set to discuss the ongoing anti-...
Feb 17, 2020
Weekend Recap: Feb. 15-16
This past week the RDC Kings Volleyball team downed the Briercrest College Clippers twice. The Volleyball Queens split their weekend series, which included handing the Clippers their first loss of the...
Feb 17, 2020 The RDC Queens and Grant MacEwan Griffins went to double overtime on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, with the visitors ultimately earning a 4-3 win. (RDC Athletics/Six Hearts Creative)