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Lawyers for former hostage Boyle urge judge to dismiss wife's evidence
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle says the former hostage's wife, Caitlan Coleman, fled their Ottawa apartment and accused him of assault as part of a long-desired plan to win sole cus...
Oct 01, 2019

'Abominable' No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger's 'Judy' sings out
NEW YORK - The DreamWorks animated adventure "Abominable" topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led...
Oct 01, 2019

Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...
Oct 01, 2019

Canadian sprinters De Grasse, Brown cruise into 200-metre semifinal at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won their men's 200-metre preliminary heats Sunday at the world track and field championships. A day after racing to bronze in the men'...
Oct 01, 2019

Lethbridge Soup Kitchen celebrates 35th anniversary
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It all goes back to October 1, 1984.That's when a group of citizens and local church members decided to band together and help the less fortunate, thus creating the Lethbridge Soup Ki...
Oct 01, 2019 Volunteers inside the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen (Lethbridge News Now)

Trudeau visits Ford's back yard to promise cost relief to students, bash Tories
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travelled to the heart of Doug Ford country Sunday, promising armloads of Liberal government largesse to university students in hopes of tapping into&...
Oct 01, 2019

Mint's new glow-in-the-dark coin features Canada's most famous flying saucer
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when what has been officially documented as a UFO crashed into the waters...
Oct 01, 2019

Minnesota regulators restart Line 3 pipeline review process
ST. PAUL, Minn. - State utility regulators on Tuesday unfroze the approval process for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, directing a stat...
Oct 01, 2019

Dazed and confused deer gets trapped in Italy's resort shop
ROME - A dazed and confused deer has stormed into a clothing store in the fashionable mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the Italian Dolomites, blocking the local shopping street for a few hours...
Oct 01, 2019

Fish farm deaths, escapes raise concerns about Atlantic aquaculture industry
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A recent mass die-off of salmon at a Newfoundland fish farm has highlighted transparency and environmental challenges that the region's growing aquaculture industry faces. Northern ...
Oct 01, 2019