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ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games
Notre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7, alterations brought on by the pandemic. The ACC's university ...
Jul 29, 2020

Canada's Alena Sharp ready to recapture momentum as LPGA Tour season resumes
Alena Sharp is keenly aware that time is not on her side as a shortened LPGA Tour season resumes this week. The 39-year-old from Hamilton is the only Canadian in the field as the inaugural Drive On Ch...
Jul 29, 2020

Hinshaw, LaGrange answer public's questions on return to school plans
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and the Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, held a Q&A session Tuesday evening to answer questions and address concerns from the ...
Jul 29, 2020

Blackhawks ban Native American headdresses at home games
CHICAGO - The National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks said Wednesday they are banning headdresses at home games as part of their pledge to honour the Native American community. The move comes afte...
Jul 29, 2020

Conservative leadership debate in disarray after MacKay decides to back out
OTTAWA - A new media organization's plan to host all four Conservative leadership candidates for a debate tonight is in disarray after two of the contenders dropped out. Leslyn Lewis announced to...
Jul 29, 2020

Norma Fitzsimmons, founder of 'cheeky' winter flower count, dies at 97
VICTORIA - The Victoria woman who started a light-hearted campaign to count flower blossoms sprouting in British Columbia's capital when much of Canada remained locked in winter's grip has d...
Jul 29, 2020

Kenney stands by Shandro following AMA non-confidence vote
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier is standing by his health minister despite an overwhelming vote of non-confidence from members of the Alberta Medical Association.The group representing doctors and medica...
Jul 29, 2020

Tory leadership race causes awkward schism in key veteran constituency
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is causing tension among soldiers and veterans, a key constituency for the party, as two of the four candidates have direct ties to the military. That's left ...
Jul 29, 2020

Once again, PSAC lowers 2020 drilling forecast
CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is cutting its 2020 Canadian drilling forecast for a third time as the industry remains mired in a slump expected to extend well into the second ...
Jul 29, 2020

US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
WASHINGTON - Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about any sustained recovery the ...
Jul 29, 2020