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London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings
LONDON - A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been...
Jul 8, 2019
Calgary city councillor saves man from possible OD
CALGARY- A city councillor jumped into action with a naloxone kit when she found a man lying unresponsive on a lawn across from her home.Diane Colley-Urquhart says she couldn't rouse him, his pulse ra...
Jul 8, 2019
Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London
LONDON - It was 1976 all over again in London as Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson performed a song from their movie "A Star Is Born." Headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park Sunday night, S...
Jul 8, 2019
Spacey accuser could be forced to testify on missing phone
NANTUCKET, Mass. - The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar could be forced to testify about what happened to a cellphone wanted by the defence. A Massachusetts judge has ordered the a...
Jul 8, 2019
Won and done: Star forward Kawhi Leonard leaves Raptors for LA Clippers
TORONTO - The laugh. The load management. The shot. The NBA championship. The parade. It was a heck of a season, but it appears that's all the Toronto Raptors are going to get from Kawhi Leonard. Won ...
Jul 8, 2019
Outage problems at Rogers Wireless causing voice service issues
TORONTO - Rogers Wireless says customers may experience intermittent issues making or receiving wireless voice calls. In a message on its website, the company said it was experiencing an outage that w...
Jul 8, 2019
Spies welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly d...
Jul 8, 2019
3 runners gored racing with bulls at Pamplona's festival
PAMPLONA, Spain - Five people were hospitalized after the opening bull run of this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, including two Americans and a Spaniard who were gored by bulls, officials in ...
Jul 8, 2019
In the news today, July 8
Three stories in the news for Monday, July 8 --- FIVE PREMIERS MEETING AT CALGARY STAMPEDE The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing b...
Jul 8, 2019
Alberta's Jason Kenney hosting four other premiers at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing business with pleasure at the Calgary Stampede. According to a release from the Alberta...
Jul 8, 2019