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Quartly & Team Alberta finish 2nd at U16 Girls Invitational
It was a great performance by Madi Quartley and the rest of the Team Alberta at the U16 Girls Invitational in Bedford, Nova Scotia.Team Alberta advanced to the Championship game Sunday in large part t...
Aug 26, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)

Motorcyclist killed in crash near Rimbey
A motorcycle rider is dead following a crash near Rimbey area early Sunday afternoon.RCMP, Rimbey Fire and EMS responded at about 12:40 p.m. to a location on Hwy 20 between township roads 422 and 424,...
Aug 26, 2019

Federal Liberals launch "Choose Forward" as election campaign slogan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have decided on a slogan they hope will resonate with voters and best represent their political brand as they roll out their campaign for the October election. A rel...
Aug 26, 2019

Canada ends pre-FIBA World Cup schedule with 84-68 rout by United States
SYDNEY, Australia - Canada's men's basketball team ended its pre-FIBA World Cup exhibition schedule with an ugly 84-68 rout by the United States on Monday. Kyle Wiltjer had 21 points, while Orlando Ma...
Aug 26, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gangs by the numbers
SURREY, B.C. - Law enforcement in British Columbia report the gang landscape in the province is unlike any other because so many members are joining from the middle and upper classes. Here's a look at...
Aug 26, 2019

Trudeau meets with Macron as G7 leaders wrap up meeting in Biarritz
BIARRITZ, France - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other G7 leaders are wrapping up their two-day summit today in Biarritz, France, where the meetings have been largely upstaged by U.S. tra...
Aug 26, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 26
Four stories in the news for Monday, Aug. 26 --- LIBERALS LAUNCH "CHOOSE FORWARD" CAMPAIGN The federal Liberals have decided on a slogan they hope will resonate with voters and bes...
Aug 26, 2019

Iran says oil aboard tanker pursed by US sold; buyer unnamed
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian government spokesman says the oil aboard an Iranian tanker pursued by the U.S. has been sold to an unnamed buyer. The Adrian Darya, previously known as the Grace 1, carries 2...
Aug 26, 2019

B.C. families left broken and confused when kids' deaths labelled 'gang-related'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As Jessica Sherman flips through a photo album documenting the short life of her cousin, Harwin Baringh, she stops at an image of him as a young boy reaching out to the camera. She ...
Aug 26, 2019