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No local COVID-19 numbers; Hinshaw says around 800 new cases added in Alberta
Though a technical issue led to the inability to report on local specific COVID-19 information for November 4, Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province added approximately 800 new c...
Nov 5, 2020
$1.6 billion in errors noted in audit of Alberta's finances
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting errors along with other oversight problems by Premier Jason Kenney's government.Auditor general Doug Wylie says the mi...
Nov 5, 2020
Trainer Mark Casse's Breeders' Cup contingent has a definite Canadian flavour to it
He's an American, but trainer Mark Casse will provide a definite Canadian flavour at the Breeders' Cup. Five of the six horses Casse will run at Keeneland have ties to Canada. Gretzky the Great is the...
Nov 5, 2020
Psychiatrist says Fredericton mass murder was caused by actions of 'deranged' man
FREDERICTON - A psychiatrist who diagnosed the Fredericton mass shooter as schizophrenic told jurors Thursday it was sad that four people were killed because of a "deranged" man. Dr. Julian Gojer, on ...
Nov 5, 2020
Ottawa Aces delay start of play in English rugby league's third tier until 2022
The fledgling Ottawa Aces, who were set to kick off life in the third tier of English rugby league next year, have decided to postpone play until 2022. The Aces cited the global pandemic as the reason...
Nov 5, 2020
Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report
OTTAWA - Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their pro...
Nov 5, 2020
Governments of Alberta, Canada settle on Alberta-led methane regulation agreement
Over the next five years, Alberta will see a reduction in methane being emitted by the oil and gas sector.The federal government has finalized agreements with the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments ...
Nov 5, 2020
Montreal Impact's Jukka Raitala makes 'tough decision' to join Finnish national team
Choosing between club and country wasn't easy for Montreal Impact captain Jukka Raitala. The 32-year-old defender has been called up to the Finnish national team just as the Impact make a final ...
Nov 5, 2020
Canadian beach volleyball player's road to Tokyo detours with cancer scare
The COVID-19 virus has been good for Grant O'Gorman's health. The global pandemic shutting down the professional beach volleyball tour in the spring led O'Gorman to discovering he had testicular cance...
Nov 5, 2020
2020 Latest: Postal Service told to sweep processing centres
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:35 p.m. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to perform twice daily sweeps of processing c...
Nov 5, 2020