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Canada's Milos Raonic downs Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 to advance at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Milos Raonic is off to the second round of the Rogers Cup. The hard-serving Canadian defeated Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 in first-round action Monday on the centre court&nbs...
Aug 05, 2019
Canada's Pendrith wins Mackenzie Tour's 1932byBateman Open by three strokes
EDMONTON - After weeks of hanging around the top of Mackenzie Tour leaderboards, Taylor Pendrith has finally broken through. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired a course-record 62 at the Ed...
Aug 05, 2019
Lethbridge real estate agent fined $24,000 by Real Estate Council of Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) has levied three administrative penalties against Lethbridge real estate professional Bradley Lyons totalling $24,000. The fines were levied ...
Aug 05, 2019 For Sale Sign (Lethbridge News Now)
Canadian featherweight Kyle "The Monster" Nelson added to UFC Mexico City card
TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Kyle "The Monster" Nelson has been added to the UFC's televised card in Mexico City in September. The 28-year-old from Huntsville, Ont., will face Mexican Marco P...
Aug 05, 2019
Sewage stink plaguing scenic N.S. tourist town cleared with new biofilter
LUNENBURG, N.S. - One of Nova Scotia's most scenic tourist towns appears to have rid itself of a nasty smell that would often drive residents indoors during the summer. Lunenburg town engineer Lee Fou...
Aug 05, 2019
Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a Canadian detained in China. The department says it cannot provide details on the visit due to privacy ...
Aug 05, 2019
Trudeau kept 'back pocket' G7 summit statement to guard against Trump
OTTAWA - The top Canadian organizer at last year's stormy G7 summit says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kept a "back pocket" closing statement ready in case U.S. President Donald Trump blocked the usua...
Aug 05, 2019
'Shocked,' 'heartbroken':
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, 69, dead of cancer
OTTAWA - Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, the scarf-sporting, fun-loving elder statesman of the Conservative caucus and a beloved character on Parliament Hill who championed the virtues of tolerance and...
Aug 05, 2019
London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended
LONDON - Officials at London's Heathrow Airport say a planned labour strike has been suspended after the union representing security guards, firefighters and other workers agreed to take a pay offer b...
Aug 05, 2019
Mariah Carey records new song as theme for ABC's 'mixed-ish'
LOS ANGELES - Mariah Carey has recorded a new song that will debut as the theme of ABC's "black-ish" spinoff. ABC announced Monday that Carey has co-written and sings the theme music to "mixed-ish." C...
Aug 05, 2019