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After a solid run in May, Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue climb against RSL
VANCOUVER - Despite a lacklustre start to the season, the Vancouver Whitecaps didn't give up. Now the club's resiliency is starting to pay off. A 3-1-1 record in May dug the 'Caps (4-7-2) out of Major...
Jun 03, 2022

What did police know as the Uvalde school shooting unfolded?
As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the deadly attack ...
Jun 03, 2022

Cale Makar raising the bar for Avalanche
DENVER - Connor McDavid collected the puck inside in his own blue line and was off to the races. Less than a minute into Game 2 of the Western Conference final, the only thing standing in the way of t...
Jun 03, 2022

Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying...
Jun 03, 2022

Raptors start petition to create national gun violence awareness day
TORONTO, Australia - The Toronto Raptors have started a petition to recognize the first Friday of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Canada. The petition published on Change.org asks Canad...
Jun 03, 2022

$500,000 awarded to local program helping female entrepreneurs across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Alberta Innovates is funding $500,000 over 13 months to a Lethbridge-based program that aims to help rural female entrepreneurs.With this funding, Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL)...
Jun 03, 2022

Canadian government not closing book on Hockey Canada's settled lawsuit
The Canadian government has put Hockey Canada under the microscope. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge has ordered a financial audit of an out-of-court settlement involving a woman who alleged she was se...
Jun 03, 2022

Collision shuts down portion of Highway 2A near Okotoks
MD OF FOOTHILLS, AB - Emergency crews are on scene of a two-vehicle collision near Okotoks.The RCMP says a collision occurred shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2022 on Highway 2A near Okoto...
Jun 03, 2022

Joe Girardi fired by Phillies, replaced by Canadian Rob Thomson
PHILADELPHIA - Canadian bench coach Rob Thomson will serve as interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season after the struggling team fired Joe Girardi on Friday. Girard...
Jun 03, 2022

Tractor trailer hauling hay catches fire west of Coalhurst
UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished and the traffic detour has ended.COALHURST, AB - A tractor trailer hauling hay caught fire Friday morning, June 3, 2022, just west of Coalhurst. The driver of th...
Jun 03, 2022