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CONCACAF expands its flagship Champions League club competition
CONCACAF is expanding its flagship Champions League club tournament starting, with the door open to more Canadian participation. The confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean ...
Sep 21, 2021

O'Toole triggers campaign review after loss, saying no one more disappointed than him
OTTAWA - The Conservatives will review their disappointing election loss, Erin O'Toole said Tuesday as he underscored his commitment to ensuring the party is battle-ready for the next campaign. "We've...
Sep 21, 2021

UN: Afghanistan's Taliban want to address General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Who should represent Afghanistan at the United Nations this month? It's a complex question with plenty of political implications. The Taliban, the country's new rulers for a matt...
Sep 21, 2021

Missing: Twyla Mountain, 31, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP can confirm that Twyla Mountain has been located. The RCMP thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Sep 21, 2021

High School students in Rocky Mountain House moving to online at-home learning
Officials with West Central High School in Rocky Mountain House have announced that due to operational challenges, Alberta Education has approved a request from Wild Rose School Division to move all s...
Sep 21, 2021

Former Leafs winger Zach Hyman ready to start fresh with Connor McDavid's Oilers
Zach Hyman needed a place to train. And he knew just the person to ask. Having just put pen to paper on a big-money deal with the Edmonton Oilers in free agency following six seasons with his hometown...
Sep 21, 2021

Three new Indigenous MPs secure ridings for NDP and Conservative parties
There are likely to be three new Indigenous members of Parliament in the House of Commons following a federal election that had a record number of First Nations, Mtis and Inuit candidates. Blake Desja...
Sep 21, 2021

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class signals social change in sport
CALGARY - NHL players inducted for social change instead of on-ice exploits, and the first Special Olympian entering Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, reflect an admiration of more than medals and trophie...
Sep 21, 2021

Quebec coroner questions why more wasn't done for neglected Herron residents
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner overseeing an inquiry into long-term care deaths is questioning why more wasn't done to help residents at a Montreal-area home where dozens died. Coroner Ghane Kamel has ...
Sep 21, 2021

Masks mandatory across Nunavut; new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 two days after the territory reinstated its mask mandate. There is one new case in Kinngait on Baffin Island and one in Kugluktuk in t...
Sep 21, 2021