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Walk held to honour residential school victims
Close to 100 people gathered at Centre 2000 Friday evening to participate in a walk to honour the 215 children whose remains were confirmed to be buried at the site of a former residential school in K...
Jun 04, 2021

Carey Price makes 30 saves, Canadiens blank Jets to go home with 2-0 series lead
WINNIPEG - Carey Price stopped 30 shots for his eighth career playoff shutout, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Friday for a 2-0 lead in their second-round Stanley Cup play...
Jun 04, 2021

Greinke 1st CG since '17, Correa 2 HRs, Astros rout Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Zack Greinke pitched his first complete game since 2017, Carlos Correa homered twice and Martin Maldonado hit a grand slam, leading the Houston Astros over the Toronto Blue Jays 1...
Jun 04, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 4, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. There are 1,389,508 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,389,508 confirmed cases (26,575 active, ...
Jun 04, 2021

Royal British Columbia Museum working with Indigenous groups on school records
VICTORIA - The acting head of the Royal British Columbia Museum's archives says the institution will work closely with Indigenous groups as it processes and documents records from a religious order th...
Jun 04, 2021

Canada Soccer unveils new men's jersey, to debut at upcoming World Cup qualifiers
The Canadian men will be wearing their new red jersey when they take on Aruba in World Cup qualifying play Saturday in Bradenton, Fla. The women unveiled their new Nike gear in February at the SheBeli...
Jun 04, 2021

Tories foil bid to cut short debate on bill to regulate online streaming services
OTTAWA - An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday. The minority Libe...
Jun 04, 2021

Grande Prairie records 28th COVID-19 fatality
Grande Prairie has recorded its 28th death from COVID-19.The fatality was one of seven reported to Alberta Health over the last 24 hours, with two of those seven being recorded in the AHS North Zone.O...
Jun 04, 2021

Ex-child actor Drake Bell accused of child endangerment
CLEVELAND (AP) - One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show "Drake & Josh" faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and who attended his 2017 concert in Ohio when...
Jun 04, 2021

Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death
EDMONTON - A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to start this we...
Jun 04, 2021