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Canada's Rebecca Marino beats Yuki Naito to win ITF Kurume title
KURUME, Japan - Canada's Rebecca Marino defeated Japanese qualifier Yuki Naito 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to win the ITF Kurume title on the World Tennis Tour. The fourth seed from Vancouver nee...
May 19, 2019
Prosecutor: Mom plotted to kill pregnant woman, steal baby
CHICAGO - A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher's knife, prosecutors said Frida...
May 19, 2019
Nova Scotia's harsh winter coast stars in horror film screened at Cannes
Nova Scotia's unforgiving coast has a starring role - alongside Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson - in a new fantasy-horror film that screened to strong reviews at the Cannes Film Festival i...
May 19, 2019
Preakness winner War of Will likely to run in Belmont
BALTIMORE - Owner Gary Barber called trainer Mark Casse for the fourth time in 11 hours since War of Will won the Preakness. Only this time, Casse was in the middle of holding court with reporters the...
May 19, 2019
Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs
WASHINGTON - Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America's allies - lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexi...
May 19, 2019
RDC hosting series of art workshops this summer
Red Deer College is inviting adults to take part in its Series Summer Arts School.The workshops will feature lessons in literary arts, drawing, jewelry making, ceramics, sculpting, painting and more f...
May 19, 2019
Kansas again keeping foster kids in offices
TOPEKA, Kan. - Abused and neglected children are again sleeping overnight in the offices of Kansas foster care contractors because homes cannot be found for them quickly enough. Since January, when De...
May 19, 2019
Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014
The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...
May 19, 2019
Kooman brothers to premiere 'Dream' in Red Deer next month
Red Deer's Kooman brothers will premiere their latest film in their hometown.Dream, a documentary from Unveil Studios about the power of dreams and how a purposeful dream can change the world, screens...
May 19, 2019 (Unveil Studios)
Unions increasingly at odds over replacing troubled Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - The federal team charged with finding a replacement for the government's troubled Phoenix pay system will present the Liberals with options within weeks that are expected to include...
May 19, 2019