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Canadian Andreescu beats Mertens, advances to US Open semifinals
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu, the Canadian comeback kid, was at it again Wednesday night. And it earned her a spot in the U.S. Open women's singles semifinals. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., p...
Sep 06, 2019
Trial begins for Montreal man charged with fatal stabbing of unborn child
MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with fatally stabbing his unborn baby had been fighting with his pregnant wife the evening prior to the attack, a jury trial heard Wednesday. Sofiane Ghazi,...
Sep 06, 2019
Canada pushes China at WTO on canola as Beijing bristles over Trudeau criticism
OTTAWA - Canada has requested a formal meeting with China at the World Trade Organization to resolve a Chinese ban on Canadian canola shipments. International Trade Minister Jim Carr announced Friday ...
Sep 06, 2019
New water plant for First Nation under boil water advisories for 22 years
SHOAL LAKE, Ont. - A First Nation on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary is closer to getting safe drinking water. Government officials are at Shoal Lake 40 to celebrate the start of construc...
Sep 06, 2019
Paperwork keeping us from helping veterans, case workers complain
OTTAWA - Case managers assigned to assist Canada's most severely disabled veterans say they are being forced to spend more of their time filling out paperwork than helping patients. The complaints are...
Sep 06, 2019
Kennedy Center looks to the future with opening of The Reach
WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center is unveiling a massive new expansion designed to transform the relationship between audience and artist while revitalizing the performing arts complex for a new generat...
Sep 06, 2019
29-year-old SCS paintball suspect to remain behind bars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 29-year old man charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous weapon, one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, and one count of mischief in relation to ...
Sep 06, 2019 A suspect vehicle allegedly connected to a paintball shooting at the SCS - Photo Courtesy: Lethbridge Police
Italy-EU honeymoon has just started, but needs to last
ROME - Italy's new coalition government has been hailed as good news for Europe, as a more Brussels-friendly lineup replaces the populist coalition in which right-wing leader Matteo Salvini and his eu...
Sep 06, 2019
Dalhousie apologizes for racist actions, views of university's founder
HALIFAX - Dalhousie University is apologizing to the African Nova Scotian community following the publication of a report examining the racist views of the school's founder and Nova Scotia's various c...
Sep 06, 2019
Three city residents charged after high risk incident
LETHBRIDGE -- The investigation continues but, two men and a woman, all from Lethbridge, face a string of charges after both the Priority Crime Unit and the Critical Incident Response Team seized 13 f...
Sep 06, 2019 LPS cruiser --LNN