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Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Brooke Henderson headlines a stacked field of golfers at this week's CPKC Women's Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has won four times in the Pacific Northwest and is eager to play...
Aug 22, 2023

Whoop-Up Days Parade draws a crowd in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rain could not stop the fun of the Whoop-Up Days Parade in Lethbridge. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, hundreds lined the streets of Lethbridge to watch the event, which served as a kick...
Aug 22, 2023

Fire Restriction lifted for Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - The fire restriction in Lethbridge County has been lifted.Fire conditions have been closely monitored by the County's Fire Services Department, and after periods of precipitati...
Aug 22, 2023

An Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross ...
Aug 22, 2023

Province announces 14 recipients of $5 million aviation investment
EDMONTON, AB - Recipients of dollars from the province's $5 million investment in the aviation industry through the Aviation Skills Grant have been announced.The grant's first intake accepted applican...
Aug 22, 2023

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and ...
Aug 22, 2023

Alouettes QB Cody Fajardo to return from injury Thursday vs. Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is set to return from injury this week against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Jason Maas confirmed on Tuesday. Fajardo had missed the last two games ...
Aug 22, 2023

Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Terri...
Aug 22, 2023

Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation settles century-old grievance with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in Saskatchewan has settled a specific claim with the federal government over nearly 20,000 acres of land. The nation north of Regina and the federal government ...
Aug 22, 2023

Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women
Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who say they were sterilized against their will. Two plaintiffs are leading the suit filed on behalf of all t...
Aug 22, 2023