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'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers
REGINA - Grieving relatives of a football player who they say died by suicide after seeking help at a hospital believe a recent change by Saskatchewan health of...
Jun 07, 2020

Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic
DORVAL, Que. - Perched atop the family's white SUV, Keero Birla's two children, Kishan and Darian, are chatting excitedly about what awaits them: in less than half an hour, as soon as the sun sets, th...
Jun 07, 2020

Survivors who missed out on polio vaccine hope for breakthrough against COVID-19
The mystery illness that paralyzed and killed mostly children across Canada came in waves that built for nearly four decades before a vaccine introduced in 1955 put an end to ...
Jun 07, 2020

Sato misses IndyCar season opener after crash practice
FORT WORTH, Texas - Takuma Sato missed the delayed season-opening IndyCar race after his team wasn't able to get the car repaired in time for the green flag Saturday night after a crash in qualifying....
Jun 06, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 06, 2020

Four charged after search warrant executed in Trochu
Four people from central Alberta have been arrested in connection to suspected drug trafficking.Three Hills RCMP, with assistance from Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, made the arrests on the mo...
Jun 06, 2020

Indigenous chief alleges RCMP beat him during arrest that began over expired tags
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation is calling for the government to investigate after he alleges RCMP assaulted him during an arrest that he says began over a simple m...
Jun 06, 2020

Red Deer to get drenched by Monday morning
A rainfall warning issued for the Red Deer region predicts residents will likely wake up to 50-75 mm of rain by Monday morning.Rain is expected to be heavy.The warning is in effect for:Camrose Co. nea...
Jun 06, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases up in Alberta for first time since end of April
For the first time since April 30, there is an increase in active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.The province confirmed 40 new cases overnight, with active cases rising by eight from 328 to 336. There w...
Jun 06, 2020

Thoroughbreds are finally off and running at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto
TORONTO - It was certainly worth the wait for Darryll P. Holland. The British-born jockey earned his first career win in the first race of the season at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday a...
Jun 06, 2020