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Montreal Alouettes set to start Matt Shiltz at quarterback against Lions
MONTREAL - Matt Shiltz will replace the suspended Vernon Adams Jr. as starting quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes in the team's next game. Shiltz gets the call on Saturday in B.C., against the Lio...
Sep 26, 2019

Ottawa Redblacks prepare to use two quarterbacks against Eskimos
OTTAWA - The slumping Ottawa Redblacks plan to use two quarterbacks for their next game. Head coach Rick Campbell says Dominique Davis and Jonathon Jennings both will see time on Saturday when Ottawa ...
Sep 26, 2019

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has heart surgery
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent heart surgery on Thursday, the NHL club has confirmed. The 68-year-old native of Thurso, Que., played in 1,126 career NHL games from 1971 to 1991, regis...
Sep 26, 2019

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Sep 26, 2019

Storm open AJHL Showcase tonight
The Storm will head into the AJHL Showcase today with a record of four wins and two losses on the season.That puts Grande Prairie in third place in the North Division behind two unbeaten teams, 6-0 Sp...
Sep 26, 2019 Photo by Stephen Moore

Alberta property owner who shot, wounded suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people. A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's prope...
Sep 26, 2019

Dylan Cozens, Bowen Byram returned to Western Hockey League teams
Two of the three Canadian Hockey League players picked in the top-10 selections in this year's NHL draft are going back to their junior teams. The Buffalo Sabres sent centre Dylan Cozens back to the W...
Sep 26, 2019

Singh pledges $5,000 home rental subsidy to help up to 500,000 families
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says, if elected, he would offer rent subsidies of up to $5,000 each to provide immediate help for families struggling to pay for ho...
Sep 26, 2019

Five meals a week: Scientists audit garbage to assess household food waste
A team of scientists spent weeks combing through the garbage of dozens of households to come up with what the researchers say is the most accurate measure yet of how much food is wasted in Canadian ki...
Sep 26, 2019

Fredette's lawyer urges jury to opt for manslaughter in double murder case
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man accused of the murder of two people, including his ex-wife, had reached his breaking point the day of the killings but didn't intend to kill anyone, his law...
Sep 26, 2019