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Western Mustangs beat Alberta Golden Bears, advance to U Sports semis
OTTAWA - A huge second quarter propelled the No. 5 Western Mustangs to an 86-72 win over the No. 4 Alberta Golden Bears in the opening quarterfinal at the U Sports men's basketball cham...
Mar 6, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults
DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...
Mar 6, 2020

Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to meet the...
Mar 6, 2020

Verdict for Calgary man charged with murder of four-year-old daughter to come March 20
An Alberta judge will hand down her verdict March 20 in the case of a Calgary man charged with murdering his four-year-old daughter in 2014.Oluwatosin Oluwafemi is charged with second-degree murder in...
Mar 6, 2020

Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...
Mar 6, 2020

Premier Jason Kenney in favour of ending daylight savings time
Premier Jason Kenney says a large majority of Albertans recently surveyed want to end daylight time and he's in favour of it.Kenney says about 90 per cent of those surveyed said they wanted to stick t...
Mar 6, 2020

Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton.Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court.Hayes-Richards, who ...
Mar 6, 2020

Montreal-area commuter rail service to resume after dismantling of blockade
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area commuter rail line will be up and running again this afternoon following more than three weeks of service disruption by a rail blockade on the Mohawk territory of Kahna...
Mar 6, 2020

Peter MacKay says he regrets how 'stinking albatross' comment was viewed
REGINA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says he regrets how some people interpreted his comment that current leader Andrew Scheer's socially conservatives values were a "stinking albat...
Mar 6, 2020

Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 6, 2020