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Coleman, Backlund lead Flames to 5-1 win over Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night for their third straight win. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and ...
Oct 25, 2021

Fillier scores 2, Canada beats US again in women's hockey
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Sarah Fillier scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 3:58 remaining, and Canada beat the United States 3-2 in Game 2 of the rivals' nine-game pre-Olympic series on Monda...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from...
Oct 25, 2021

Alberta shortening times for workers to have credentials recognized when moving to province
Canadians with professional credentials who are looking to move to Alberta will soon have an easier time with doing so.The Alberta Government has introduced Bill 49, the Labour Mobility Act (LMA), whi...
Oct 25, 2021

Vancouver Canucks eager for return to home arena packed with fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have missed their fans. It's been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that's set to end Tuesday when V...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021

COVID numbers continue decline, Red Deer steady over weekend
PROVINCIAL NUMBERSNew COVID-19 case numbers are once again lower over the weekend.Over the past three days, Alberta Health confirmed a combined 1,592 new cases, with 709 on Friday, 515 on Saturday, an...
Oct 25, 2021

Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021

Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021