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A dozen union supporters protest provincial cuts in Grande Prairie
Members and supporters of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) gathered outside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54 in Grande Prairie Mond...
Feb 10, 2020 Union supporter rally in front of the Legion, where the UCP caucus was meeting with the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Texas officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting
BELTON, Texas - A Central Texas police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop, officials said. Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz was cha...
Feb 10, 2020
Athletics Canada Athlete Council condemns handling of allegations against former coach
TORONTO - The Athletics Canada Athlete Council condemned Canada's track and field governing body Monday in the wake of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott...
Feb 10, 2020
Kobe Bryant's widow expresses grief, anger in online post
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter c...
Feb 10, 2020
Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO
OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...
Feb 10, 2020
Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’
LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...
Feb 10, 2020
Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO
OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...
Feb 10, 2020
Jefferson's decision to remain in Winnipeg answers biggest free-agency question
TORONTO - Willie Jefferson has answered the biggest question heading into CFL free agency. The CFL's top defensive player last season opted to stay put Monday rather than test the open market. The six...
Feb 10, 2020
A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A Canadian evacuee from the Chinese epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak says life under quarantine at an Ontario military base can feel like "summer camp." Myriam Larouche ...
Feb 10, 2020
Alberta Appeal Court hears man convicted in three murders wants one overturned
CALGARY - An Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father, the victim's two-year-old daughter and a senior wants one of his convictions thrown out. Derek Saretzky's lawyer argued in ...
Feb 10, 2020