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Drug violation threatens Canadian show jumping team's entry into Tokyo 2020
Canada's participation in show jumping at the 2020 Olympic Games is in peril because of a doping infraction at the Pan American Games. Canadian rider Nicole Walker has been provisionall...
Nov 14, 2019

AP source: 2nd US official heard Trump call with Sondland
WASHINGTON - A second U.S. embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to...
Nov 14, 2019

Town of Rocky to make mobile home park owners responsible for collecting property taxes
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has passed first reading on a bylaw that would make owners of mobile home parks responsible for collecting property taxes from the residents who live in them. The park...
Nov 14, 2019

Debates commissioner David Johnston suggests separate debate for main contenders
OTTAWA - Leaders' debates in future election campaigns might be better if there were more of them but some featured only the main contenders for prime minister, federal debates commissioner David...
Nov 14, 2019

At least 6 hurt in Southern California high school shooting
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - At least six people were injured during a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said on ...
Nov 14, 2019

Premier vows to fight for oilpatch as drillers forecast almost no growth in 2020
Premier Jason Kenney vowed Wednesday to keep fighting for Alberta's slumping oil and gas sector as the industry unveiled another disappointing drilling forecast and criticism surfaced from an unlikely...
Nov 14, 2019 (Photo: The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Democrat Mike Espy starts 2020 US Senate bid in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy announced Tuesday that he's running again for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, setting up a 2020 rematch of a race that churne...
Nov 14, 2019

Popular Coach's Corner segment at crossroads after Cherry departure
TORONTO - Sportsnet brass made the call to end Don Cherry's nearly four-decade run on Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner" after his rant over the weekend. Their next big decision may be even tou...
Nov 14, 2019

Toronto cop takes stand in assault trial, admits causing victim's eye injury
OSHAWA, Ont. - A Toronto police officer accused of beating a young black man nearly three years ago testified Tuesday he was acting in self-defence when he delivered the punches that ruptured the man'...
Nov 14, 2019

PBO forecasts slower growth and deeper federal deficits
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is warning of rougher economic waters ahead that will likely send the federal budget deeper into deficit. In a new report this morning, the parliamentary bud...
Nov 14, 2019