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NHL scouting combine wraps with physical testing as Jack Hughes sits out
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bowen Byram voiced what every prospect at the NHL's scouting combine was thinking going into the event's final day. Ranked as the No. 2 North American skater ahead of June's draft...
Jun 03, 2019
Risk-Reward: Raptors' Lowry a master at drawing charges, but can come at a cost
Taking a charge in the NBA can be an art form. Timing, speed, smarts, balance - and, of course, fearlessness to stand in front of a barrelling opponent who might outweigh you by 100 pounds -...
Jun 03, 2019
Boot Cooper from Tory caucus over comments on online hate: Liberal MP
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer should eject colleague Michael Cooper from the Tory caucus over things the MP said about online hate in a parliamentary hearing last week. ...
Jun 03, 2019
Innisfail artist hoping to score big in Alberta country music competition
An Innisfail man is one of a dozen Alberta musicians vying to take their career to the next level through a province-wide country artist development program.Devin Cooper, 22, has been named a Top-12 f...
Jun 03, 2019 Devin Cooper of Innisfail has been named a Top-12 finalist for Project Wild 2019, a province-wide artist development program open to Alberta musicians.
Ex-governor's phone seized in Flint water probe
LANSING, Mich. - Authorities investigating Flint's water crisis have used search warrants to seize from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former...
Jun 03, 2019
Ottawa hit with another tornado, residents complain they got no warning
OTTAWA - Numerous Ottawa residents say they didn't get emergency alerts before a tornado touched down in the east end of the city Sunday evening. Others say they got official warnings on their ce...
Jun 03, 2019
Man falls to his death in climbing accident in Jasper National Park
JASPER - Police say a 63-year old man has died in Jasper National Park after falling in a climbing accident.Jasper RCMP say they responded to the Leech Lake area with Parks Canada and emergency medica...
Jun 03, 2019
Canada OK with EU plan to help WTO deal with Trump disruption: Carr
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is endorsing a European Union plan to prevent the Trump administration from paralyzing the World Trade Organization's dispute-settlement body later this year. Jim Carr...
Jun 03, 2019
Serena bids early adieu at French, like Osaka before her
PARIS - Maybe it was the daunting deficit Serena Williams faced in the French Open's third round. Maybe it was the way her 20-year-old American opponent, Sofia Kenin, was questioning line calls. Eithe...
Jun 03, 2019
Feds begin payouts to informants for offshore tax intelligence
OTTAWA - The federal government has begun making payments to secret informants for intelligence that has so far brought in more than $19 million from offshore tax evaders. Newly re...
Jun 03, 2019