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Prairie drought means consumers will soon pay more for pantry basics
SASKATOON, AB. -- The flour you need to bake your bread, the canola oil restaurants use to fry the food you eat and a variety of other products used both domestically and internationally will be going...
Jul 28, 2021

N.S. Liberal leader faces barrage of attacks on health care early on during debate
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Iain Rankin was forced to defend his party's record on health care Wednesday evening during the first leaders debate of the provincial election. Progressive Conser...
Jul 28, 2021

Canadian men look to give country something to celebrate at Gold Cup
John Herdman hopes his team gives Canada something to celebrate Thursday night. The Canadian men take on CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico in the Gold Cup semifinal in Houston, hoping to reach the championsh...
Jul 28, 2021

Province changing requirements for COVID cases in vaccinated Albertans
EDMONTON, AB - After a month-long halt on doing live COVID-19 updates, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, gave an update Wednesday on the pandemic in Alberta. As the pandemic is shifti...
Jul 28, 2021

Kenney touts Alberta's "culture of resilience" as economy rebounds
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews were in Lethbridge Wednesday to talk to the public about the current state of Alberta and where they see things going in the fut...
Jul 28, 2021

Restrictions back in B.C. region as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials have reinstated COVID-19 restrictions in part of British Columbia's Interior health region where an outbreak led to rapidly spreading infection driven primarily by unv...
Jul 28, 2021

Interim head coach Javier Perez already feeling at home in Toronto
TORONTO - Interim coach Javier Perez wasted little time putting down roots when Toronto FC finally came home. Less than a week after returning north of the border earlier this month, Perez moved from ...
Jul 28, 2021

Vancouver Canucks add veteran goalie, defencemen as free agent market opens
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks were busy as the NHL's free agent market opened Wednesday, bringing in several new players and re-signing some existing talent. The Canucks signed defenceman Tucker P...
Jul 28, 2021

Cannabis company sues Tennessee Titans' Julio Jones, others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is facing allegations of illegally harvesting and selling millions of dollars of cannabis in California, according to court records. ...
Jul 28, 2021

Protesters greet Premier Kenney and Finance Minister Toews visit to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews attended the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce lunch on Wednesday (July 28) to discuss the previous year and where the province i...
Jul 28, 2021