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'Outrageous:' Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
CALGARY - An Alberta man wants answers as to why he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate on Parliament Hill. Conservativ...
Sep 05, 2019

Canadian UFC fighter Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras looks to make mark in Abu Dhabi
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras felt instantly at home in Abu Dhabi when she found a Cheesecake Factory. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Las Vegas, hopes...
Sep 05, 2019

Two arrested in relation to recent rural crime spree
Two suspects have been arrested by the RCMP's Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit in relation to a rural crime spree that happened over a period of approximately 10 days.On August 27th...
Sep 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit

Senators forward Logan Brown enters rookie camp with something to prove
OTTAWA - Logan Brown believes he has the ability to be the best player on the ice, and this weekend he intends to prove it. The Ottawa Senators prospect is headed to Belleville to take part in the thr...
Sep 05, 2019

Race a factor in NDP's poor outlook in N.B. ahead of election: ex-party executive
NDP fortunes in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election took another hit Tuesday with a wave of defections to the Greens. One of the defectors was Jonathan Richardson, the federal NDP...
Sep 05, 2019

Official: Trump to challenge California mileage standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards, a government official said Thursday, i...
Sep 05, 2019

Williams needs 44 minutes to reach US Open SF; Federer out
NEW YORK - The numbers associated with Serena Williams' U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Wang Qiang were so stark, they bear reading more than once. Winners: 25-0. Points: 50-15. Minutes: 44. Score...
Sep 05, 2019

Verdicts reached in California warehouse fire that killed 36
OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury has decided the fate of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say they turned a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 3...
Sep 05, 2019

Surprising Alouettes looking to prove they're more than a first-half fluke
MONTREAL - The Alouettes defied critics and expectations in the first half of the year. Now they want to prove their record is more than just a fluke. Heading into the second half of their 18-game sea...
Sep 05, 2019

US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war
WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, reducing factory output in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Institute for Supp...
Sep 05, 2019