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Atlantic Canada CFL team now eyes 2021 start in Moncton, N.B.
Anthony LeBlanc has tempered his enthusiasm. LeBlanc said Friday the expectation now is for the CFL's Atlantic Schooners to be ready to play in 2021 in Moncton, N.B., while a new stadiu...
Jul 07, 2019
W.Va. coal billionaire Cline killed in helicopter crash
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Coal tycoon Chris Cline, who worked his way out of West Virginia's underground mines to amass a fortune and become a major Republican donor, has died in a helicopter crash outside ...
Jul 07, 2019
Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity
OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman sa...
Jul 07, 2019
UNESCO adds Writing-on-Stone to Alberta’s list of World Heritage Sites
OTTAWA -- It's surprising it wasn't added sooner but, an announcement on Saturday (July 6) will bring greater notoriety to another Alberta gem. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...
Jul 07, 2019 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park - LethbridgeNewsNOW
Ontario minister says she apologized after giving 'feedback' to Sens owner
An Ontario cabinet minister said Friday that she apologized to the owner of the Ottawa Senators for being "blunt" - which came after she reportedly hurled a profane tirade at Eugene Melnyk a...
Jul 07, 2019
Kevin Spacey accuser drops lawsuit against actor
BOSTON - A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. ...
Jul 07, 2019
Tradition versus technology: Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting
YELLOWKNIFE - Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou. The issue arose during public consultations on new wildli...
Jul 07, 2019
Work on Park "n" Ride Transit Terminal to force downtown road closures
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Construction is set to wrap up on downtown Lethbridge's new parking and transit terminal.To complete their work, the intersection of 5th Ave and 8th Street will close on Monday, July ...
Jul 07, 2019 Park n Ride Terminal. Photo taken July 5, 2019. (Lethbridge News Now)
Raonic lone Canadian left in singles after Auger-Aliassime loses at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - As Friday dawned on the All-England Club, the odds Canada could have two men in the singles round-of-16 for the first time ever, and take part in the legendary Manic Monday at Wim...
Jul 07, 2019
Turkey: 2 killed in explosion near border with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey - A bomb went off in a car near Turkey's border with Syria on Friday, killing two Syrians who were inside the vehicle, Turkey's interior minister said. A third Syrian was injured. Turki...
Jul 07, 2019