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Djokovic, Federer seek US Open quarters; Gauff-McNally play
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic would be a little closer to Roger Federer's record for men's Grand Slam singles titles if he'd done better against Stan Wawrinka. They meet Sunday for the first time since Wa...
Sep 01, 2019
New changes announced for blood donation processes in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be making a series of changes that it says will "reduce blood donor screening and rest time for repeat donors, resulting in a shorter donation time ...
Sep 01, 2019 Canadian Blood Services in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Kristen Stewart wants to elevate Jean Seberg beyond haircut
VENICE, Italy - Kristen Stewart only knew Jean Seberg as an image. The picture of the waif with the pixie haircut and the New York Herald Tribune shirt embodied the effortless chic associated with the...
Sep 01, 2019
Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 60 at rebel-run prison
SANAA, Yemen - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's rebels attacked a detention centre in the southwestern province of Dhamar with several airstrikes Sunday, killing at least 60 people and woundin...
Sep 01, 2019
Sacramento Kings guard Cory Joseph joins Canada's World Cup team in China
DONGGUAN, China - Two NBA players. A couple of Euroleague standouts. Five Canadian university grads. Canada's final roster for the FIBA World Cup looks nothing like what many people had predicted - an...
Sep 01, 2019
Cities urge federal leaders to wade into wastewater debate
OTTAWA - In Canada's largest city, raw sewage flows into Lake Ontario so often, Toronto tells people they should never swim off the city's beaches for least two days after it rains. Acr...
Sep 01, 2019
Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis says he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican elevator and had to be rescued by firefighters. Francis apologized to faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing up sev...
Sep 01, 2019
UK Labour Party to seek Brexit extension in Parliament
LONDON - The U.K. Labour Party's chief Brexit adviser says opposition plans to block a "no-deal" Brexit will require another extension to Article 50 so the Oct. 31 deadline doesn't take effect. Keir S...
Sep 01, 2019
Woman convicted in Stefanie Rengel's killing has day parole revoked
KITCHENER, Ont. - A young woman who pressured her boyfriend to kill his teenage ex more than a decade ago had her day parole revoked Friday after she became entangled in a love triangle with two forme...
Sep 01, 2019
Confusion trips up labour reform roll out, leaving some stakeholders in the dark
Sweeping federal labour reforms come into force today, but the government is still figuring out who will be exempt from key provisions. Thousands of workers and employers are facing uncertainty a...
Sep 01, 2019