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Three killed in bus rollover at Columbia Icefields
JASPER, Alta. - RCMP say three passengers were killed when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled over at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefields.Cpl. Leigh Drinkw...
Jul 18, 2020

Umpire Rick Reed, who worked 1991 World Series, dies at 70
NEW YORK - Rick Reed, whose career as a big league umpire spanned three decades and included two All-Star games and a World Series, has died. He was 70. Reed died Thursday night. Born in Detroit, Reed...
Jul 18, 2020

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others
JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...
Jul 18, 2020

Man charged following suspicious death in Peace River
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has arrested and charged 35-year-old Daniel Sawan of Peace River with second degree murder, following an investigation into the death of a 42-year-old man that occur...
Jul 18, 2020

Multiple injuries reported in motor coach rollover near Columbia Icefields
RCMP in Alberta say there are reports that multiple people are injured after a bus rollover on a highway that runs between Jasper and Banff National Parks.Police say that members from their Jasper det...
Jul 18, 2020

Surging Canadian Taylor Pendrith ties for second at San Antonio Championship
SAN ANTONIO - Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith is projected to move up to third in the Korn Ferry Tour standings after his third consecutive top-three finish on Saturday. Pendrith tied for second at th...
Jul 18, 2020

Canadiens treating play-in qualifier against Penguins as a playoff series
BROSSARD, Que. - Nick Suzuki's first NHL playoff series technically isn't a playoff, but he and his Montreal Canadiens are going to treat their five-game play-in set against the Pittsburgh Penguins li...
Jul 18, 2020

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs
TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...
Jul 18, 2020

Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan
TORONTO - The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday. While the government gave the green li...
Jul 18, 2020

Toronto protesters call for defunding police; damage statues, several arrests
TORONTO - Three protesters were arrested Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and call...
Jul 18, 2020