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'Naive' of Canada to believe Trump pushed Xi on Kovrig, Spavor: China
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being naive in assuming that President Donald Trump did him any favours by raising the case of two imprisoned Canadians wit...
Jul 05, 2019
Funeral Saturday for Canadian soldier killed in Bulgarian skydiving exercise
GATINEAU, Que. - A military funeral will be held Saturday for a Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria. Bombardier Patrick Labrie, a six-year veteran of the Canadian Forc...
Jul 05, 2019
Playing in a game of giants, Wolfpack fullback Gareth O'Brien has no fear
TORONTO - Playing fullback in rugby league requires a wide skill set. For Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott, a fullback is usually the fittest player on the field because of the metres he has to ...
Jul 05, 2019
Special prosecutor to aid probe into Alberta United Conservative leadership vote
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says a special out-of-province prosecutor will assist in a criminal fraud investigation into the United Conservative Party leadership race won by ...
Jul 05, 2019
Governor General won't move into Rideau Hall until further notice
OTTAWA - The Governor General will not move into her official residence in Ottawa this summer and there is no date for when she might. Julie Payette has not lived in Rideau Hall since she took office&...
Jul 05, 2019
Bahamas police were told billionaire Cline was on helicopter
NASSAU, Bahamas - Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal tycoon and Republican donor Chris Cl...
Jul 05, 2019
New look for Roughriders mascot causes controversy in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher has found out this week just how much controversy a makeover can cause. Gainer, who has been the mascot for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a ne...
Jul 05, 2019
Montreal unveils plan to respond to heat waves after 66 deaths last year
MONTREAL - With a potential heat wave looming, Montreal says it's prepared to lengthen pool hours and send firefighters door to door to mitigate conditions that contributed to the death of 66 people l...
Jul 05, 2019
Council to take another crack at fireworks ban
A ban on fireworks in Red Deer may soon be coming soon after all.Such a ban was in place until Alberta chose in April to be regulated by the National Fire Code. This rendered existing rules for munici...
Jul 05, 2019
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...
Jul 05, 2019