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As Liberals, NDP skirmish, Scheer sets sights on Prime Minister's Office
OTTAWA - Election day is now just a week away - and talk has turned to what the House of Commons is going to look like when the dust finally settles. With polls warning of a minority Parliam...
Oct 14, 2019

As Liberals, NDP skirmish, Scheer sets sights on Prime Minister's Office
OTTAWA - Election day is now just a week away - and talk has turned to what the House of Commons is going to look like when the dust finally settles. With polls warning of a minority Parliam...
Oct 14, 2019

'Save the kids!' Dorian survivor tells the harrowing story of his wife's death
TORONTO - Cialin Dany knew he was in trouble when he saw a massive palm tree laying on the ground next to the Abaco Lodge. As hurricane Dorian whirled at the door, Dany, 32, took his Canadia...
Oct 14, 2019

Trio of suspects arrested and face multiple theft and possession charges
LETHBRIDGE -- Police officers are not immune to the hazards of needle debris, as was the case on Friday (Oct 11). An officer was poked by an uncapped needle while conducting a search for stolen proper...
Oct 14, 2019 LPS vehicle

Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned Monday over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five Holy See employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation. The Va...
Oct 14, 2019

'Behind until proven otherwise:' Liberals facing uphill fight in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Liberal wave of 2015 was especially pronounced in Winnipeg, where the Grits took seven of eight seats in the city, including ones long-held by the NDP and Conservatives. It was the kind...
Oct 14, 2019

'Blond hair everywhere:' Nurse first on scene remembers Humboldt Broncos crash
Vivian York recalls that the debris was still flying when she drove up to an intersection where the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus and a semi-truck carrying peat moss had just collide...
Oct 14, 2019

Logan Boulet’s legacy honoured at second annual Lethbridge tournament
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second consecutive year, a Lethbridge hockey tournament will pay homage to Logan Boulet, and one of his family members is very excited about it."This is the first year it's an...
Oct 14, 2019 The Logan Boulet Memorial Tournament starts Oct. 17, 2019 (LMHA logo courtesy Facebook)

For opera legend Placido Domingo, the show goes on in Europe
MILAN - Even as his U.S. career seemingly winds down amid accusations of sexual harassment, opera legend Placido Domingo remains on the bill of a host of European opera houses. But cracks, even if sli...
Oct 14, 2019

Elizabeth May promises 'national re-examination' of veterans programs, pensions
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada needs a "national re-examination" of veterans issues and the Greens would begin it immediately if they won power, Elizabeth May says. Campaigning in Atlantic Canada on Satu...
Oct 14, 2019