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Final four players qualify for RBC Canadian Open, Canadian Hunt misses out in playoff
TORONTO - Patrick Flavin finished 3-under 68 for top spot in the Monday qualifier for the RBC Canadian Open. Amateur Piercen Hunt, who was born in Calgary, Braden Thornberry, Jeffrey Kang and Brad Ada...
Jun 06, 2022

Judge lets sex assault suit go on against actor Kevin Spacey
NEW YORK (AP) - A sex-assault civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey can proceed in federal court in New York City, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said in a written ruling that ...
Jun 06, 2022

Contract dispute could hurt Canada's World Cup push, game's growth: experts
VANCOUVER - Experts say the well of goodwill created by the on-field success of Canada's soccer teams in recent months is quickly drying up amid a heated contract dispute between the men's national sq...
Jun 06, 2022

Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes object to non-disclosure clause in contract
Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes fear their national federation is trying to silence them, saying a clause in their athlete agreement contradicts the principles of safe sport. The Bobsleigh Cana...
Jun 06, 2022

Trial dates set for second man charged in Bowden Institution drug bust
Trial dates have now been set for the second of three individuals charged after a year-and-a-half long drug investigation at the Bowden Institution.Braden Foster, 32, of Slave Lake, AB, is scheduled f...
Jun 06, 2022

Red Deer man charged in major contraband bust going to trial
A Red Deer man facing charges after Mounties seized over a million illegal cigarettes, thousands in cash, a stolen vehicle, and cannabis contraband, is going to trial next year.Chrys Tremblay, 44, is ...
Jun 06, 2022

First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...
Jun 06, 2022

Trial dates set in Lacombe County car-jacking, stabbing incident
A one week jury trial has been scheduled for a man charged in a car-jacking and stabbing incident in Lacombe County last year.Ethan Samuel Hutchison, 28, of no fixed address, is scheduled for trial in...
Jun 06, 2022

Missing: John Lee, 57, of Innisfail
UPDATE: RCMP are please to report that John Lee has been located safe. The RCMP would like to thank the media and public for their assistance. ---June 6, 2022Local Mounties are hoping you can help the...
Jun 06, 2022

Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial
MONTREAL - The province's attorney general, the chief justice of the Quebec court and several media organizations went before the Quebec Court of Appeal today to demand more information about a secret...
Jun 06, 2022