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CBC's "The Detectives" to highlight Lethbridge murder case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A dramatic re-enactment of a complex case in Lethbridge will be showcased on a hit CBC show later this month.It will look into the death of 78-year-old Irene Carter in early 2016. Her...
Jan 03, 2020 Sasha Roiz portraying LPS Detective Ryan Stef in The Detectives. (Supplied by Amanda Amato/CBC)

Montreal airport refuellers to resume negotiation process tomorrow
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second straight day on the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Liberals set table for school-food program, warned to avoid top-down approach
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being told to avoid creating a one-size-fits-all national school-food program to replace the patchwork of efforts to feed hungry children that exist now. The Liberals...
Jan 03, 2020

Tim Stutzle leading next generation of Germany's elite hockey talent
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Like most kids in Germany, Tim Stutzle started out playing soccer. He liked tennis, too, and fell in love with both. There was also another itch that need...
Jan 03, 2020

Correction: California Party Shooting story
FRESNO, Calif. - In a story Dec. 31, 2019, about the arrests of six men in the killings of four people at a home in central California, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of one of the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Hurricanes match up against Red Deer in Hockey Gives Blood challenge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes are once again going toe-to-toe with the Red Deer Rebels in a blood drive.As part of the Hockey Gives Blood challenge, the two teams will try to gather the m...
Jan 03, 2020 Photo provided by Kathy Hong, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Canadian poet linked to killer of Indigenous woman cancels Regina lecture
REGINA - A Canadian poet has cancelled a Regina lecture about Indigenous justice issues following criticism over his work with a man who killed an Indigenous woman in the city. George E...
Jan 03, 2020

Canada soccer coach John Herdman names young roster for January games
TORONTO - Canada soccer coach John Herdman has called up under-17 star Jayden Nelson and five other newcomers for a trio of international matches later this month. The 17-year-old Toronto FC 2 fo...
Jan 03, 2020

Current Canadian military and police missions in the Middle East
OTTAWA - As experts warn that Iran might retaliate violently after the United States killed its military leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, here is a list of Canadian deployments in the Middle East, ...
Jan 03, 2020

Canadiens sign free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to one-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday. The two-way deal is worth US$700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the...
Jan 03, 2020