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Stormy Daniels and Avenatti meet again, as adversaries
NEW YORK (AP) - Stormy Daniels took her star turn on the witness stand Thursday at California lawyer Michael Avenatti's trial, telling a jury Avenatti "stole from me and lied to me." Her testimony was...
Jan 27, 2022

Tories' election review calls for more diverse candidates, greater outreach: sources
OTTAWA - A report into how the Conservatives fared in last year's election calls on the party to recruit more diverse candidates and for better outreach into different cultural communities, where the ...
Jan 27, 2022

Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Donald Grant, 46, received a lethal injection Thursday morning at the Oklah...
Jan 27, 2022

LPS to join new provincial mental health response platform this spring
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police hopes that a new platform will aid them in responding to calls that involve a person in a mental health crisis.LPS hopes to join the provincial roll-out of the Healt...
Jan 27, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.The prime minister stated in a tweet that he ...
Jan 27, 2022

Giovinco back training with Toronto FC but future with club still unclear
TORONTO - Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco is back with Toronto FC, training with the team without a contract at present. The Italian star, who turned 35 on Wednesday, left the MLS club in January 20...
Jan 27, 2022

New lawsuit filed in mass shooting at Michigan school
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A new lawsuit was filed in Michigan on Thursday over the shooting at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher. The lawsuit was...
Jan 27, 2022

Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions
Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic. D...
Jan 27, 2022

Playing before empty seats disappointing for hometown rink competing at Scotties
To prepare for this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Krista McCarville and her rink from Thunder Bay, Ont., spent time with a sports psychologist learning how to cope with the excitement and pres...
Jan 27, 2022

Memories run deep as Canadian men return to San Pedro Sula for World Cup qualifier
Memories of San Pedro Sula are hard to shake. For members of the Canadian men's team who were there Oct. 16, 2012, for a decisive World Cup qualifying game against Honduras, the 8-1 loss at the Estadi...
Jan 27, 2022