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Feds to provide Red Cross, Armed Forces help as COVID-19 swamps Alberta's hospitals
EDMONTON - The federal government says it will come to Alberta's aid as the province's hospitals face an overwhelming wave of COVID-19 patients. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety and e...
Sep 23, 2021
Premiers push for more unconditional health-care funding from feds
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are pushing the newly re-elected federal government for more unconditional health-care funding as their top priority. The provincial and territorial leaders held a teleconfe...
Sep 23, 2021
Police: 1 dead, 12 wounded in store shooting; shooter dead
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A shooting at a Tennessee grocery store left one person dead and 12 others injured Thursday afternoon, and the shooter was subsequently found dead of an apparent self-inflic...
Sep 23, 2021
Howard served as coach at 2018 Olympics, hopes to return to Games as a player
Glenn Howard enjoyed the Olympic experience as a coach for Great Britain at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Now the Canadian curling legend hopes to get back to the Winter Games as a player. The four-time w...
Sep 23, 2021
NHLers weigh in on league's vaccine policy: 'I've gotta be careful with this one'
Thatcher Demko took a long pause before answering. Not because he didn't know what to say - the Vancouver Canucks goalie just wanted to be sure he chose his words carefully when the topic pivoted. "I'...
Sep 23, 2021
Peace Region farmers making progress on harvest
The province's September 14 crop report says 44.3 per cent of the crop in the Peace Country had been combined as of that date.That compares to the 23.4 per cent reported in the September 7 report.The ...
Sep 23, 2021
Stingy defence key as B.C. Lions matchup with Saskatchewan Roughriders
SURREY, B.C. - Quarterback Michael Reilly says there's an infectious energy around the B.C. Lions these days. After three wins in a row, it's easy to see why. "Winning's always fun," said Reilly, who ...
Sep 23, 2021
Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight - the first criminal case to emerge from federal invest...
Sep 23, 2021
Feds need to put more cash into long-term care to legislate safety: experts
OTTAWA - Experts warn the Liberals' promise to legislate safety in long-term care would likely have to come with more money if newly drafted national care standards are going to fix what's broken in t...
Sep 23, 2021
Conservative MP urges party to unify around O'Toole as others question his leadership
OTTAWA - A re-elected Conservative member of Parliament says party members should get united behind leader Erin O'Toole, as questions swirl about whether he should remain in the job. Alberta represent...
Sep 23, 2021