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Canadian UFC fighter Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras looks to make mark in Abu Dhabi
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras felt instantly at home in Abu Dhabi when she found a Cheesecake Factory. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Las Vegas, hopes...
Sep 05, 2019
Senators forward Logan Brown enters rookie camp with something to prove
OTTAWA - Logan Brown believes he has the ability to be the best player on the ice, and this weekend he intends to prove it. The Ottawa Senators prospect is headed to Belleville to take part in the thr...
Sep 05, 2019
Race a factor in NDP's poor outlook in N.B. ahead of election: ex-party executive
NDP fortunes in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election took another hit Tuesday with a wave of defections to the Greens. One of the defectors was Jonathan Richardson, the federal NDP...
Sep 05, 2019
Official: Trump to challenge California mileage standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards, a government official said Thursday, i...
Sep 05, 2019
Man convicted of beating partner, keeping her in RV for two days, sentenced in Lethbridge Provincial Court
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 53-year-old man who has five prior domestic assault convictions involving three different partners, and a criminal record dating back to 1980, has been convicted again of multiple o...
Sep 05, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Williams needs 44 minutes to reach US Open SF; Federer out
NEW YORK - The numbers associated with Serena Williams' U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Wang Qiang were so stark, they bear reading more than once. Winners: 25-0. Points: 50-15. Minutes: 44. Score...
Sep 05, 2019
Verdicts reached in California warehouse fire that killed 36
OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury has decided the fate of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say they turned a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 3...
Sep 05, 2019
Future of HALO Air Ambulance Program "bleak", officials call for funding
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - A group of mayors and reeves from Southern Alberta will be asking the provincial government to fund the HALO Air Ambulance program.A helicopter based out of Medicine Hat is use...
Sep 05, 2019 HALO Air Ambulance. (Supplied by HALO Rescue)
Surprising Alouettes looking to prove they're more than a first-half fluke
MONTREAL - The Alouettes defied critics and expectations in the first half of the year. Now they want to prove their record is more than just a fluke. Heading into the second half of their 18-game sea...
Sep 05, 2019
US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war
WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, reducing factory output in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Institute for Supp...
Sep 05, 2019