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Trudeau Liberals pledge $150M toward big-data cancer research initiative
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving forward with funding for a new cancer research network that aims to advance the science of individually customized cancer treatment. Federal Health Minis...
Jul 11, 2019
Teepee Creek Stampede underway
Four days in the wild starts today in Teepee Creek. Activities are underway at the 103rd Teepee Creek Stampede. The first night of wagon racing starts at 6:30 tonight.A full schedule of today's events...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo from the Teepee Creek Stampede Facebook page
Controversial Chateau Laurier expansion not good enough, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the Chateau Laurier to come up with another plan for an addition to the historic hotel even after Ottawa's city council approved the...
Jul 11, 2019
Military facing challenges as court-martial system remains in limbo
OTTAWA - Canadian military police and prosecutors are being forced to adapt as they wait for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the military-justice system is constitutional. That includes having to...
Jul 11, 2019
Raptors officially sign forward Stanley Johnson, guard Terence Davis
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have officially signed forward Stanley Johnson and guard Terence Davis. The team did not release terms of the contracts. The Athletic last week reported Johnson's contrac...
Jul 11, 2019
IndyCar rookies Rosenqvist, Ferrucci looking to repeat past success in Toronto
TORONTO - IndyCar rookie Santino Ferrucci will be looking to repeat the success he found eight years ago when he raced on the Honda Indy Toronto track for the first time. He'll have to follow the rule...
Jul 11, 2019
Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship
JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, a dozen knitting aficionados have danced to deafening heavy metal music while knitting during an unusual competition in Finland. The goal of t...
Jul 11, 2019
RCMP say bogus bills are being used in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP say they are investigating several incidents where counterfeit money has been used at local businesses. Police say they had 20 such reports in recent days involving bills of variou...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Teuns wins Tour de France Stage 6, Ciccone takes race lead
CHAMPAGNEY, France - Two Tour de France rookies stole the show on the first mountain stage, with Dylan Teuns of Belgium winning Stage 6 and Giulio Ciccone of Italy taking the overall race lead on Thur...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019