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Curler Ryan Fry weighs in on his season and excitement about the future
TORONTO - Ryan Fry leans on a wall near the Mattamy Athletic Centre locker-room, his broom in one hand and a water bottle in the other, and tilts his head to the side as he thinks about what he's...
Apr 14, 2019
Forrest Gregg, lineman for mighty Packers teams, dies at 85
Forrest Gregg, the great lineman for the mighty Green Bay Packers of the 1960s whom Vince Lombardi called the "best player I ever coached," has died. He was 85. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced...
Apr 14, 2019
Chevron vaults into new league on $33B Anadarko acquisition
Chevron is buying Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion, energizing its oil and gas drilling capabilities in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico while vaulting itself into a new league. The combined company wil...
Apr 14, 2019
Supreme Court upholds residential-school compensation for former student
OTTAWA - A former residential-school student is entitled to compensation for abuse at the hands of a nun, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision that helps clarify the scope of appea...
Apr 14, 2019
McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students
MONTREAL - McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a ...
Apr 14, 2019
McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students
MONTREAL - McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a ...
Apr 14, 2019
Institute unveils 'Team Canada of cancer research' at spot where Fox began run
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It is being touted as the "Team Canada of cancer research." Exactly 39 years after Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in St. John's harbour to begin his Marathon of Hope, the ...
Apr 14, 2019
Lawsuit against Nunavut RCMP claims force losing touch with Inuit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An Inuit family whose son was shot by RCMP is suing the force over its alleged failure to staff Arctic detachments with officers who can speak with and understand the communiti...
Apr 14, 2019
Albertans at the polls: Ten constituencies to watch in the provincial election
From a dog fight between two sitting MLAs in northern Alberta to a conservative grudge match near Calgary, hear are 10 constituencies to watch in Tuesday's Alberta election: Chestermere-Strathmore Thi...
Apr 14, 2019
Bystander stops suspect who appears in video to set car on fire with fuel
EDMONTON - A burly, bearded man wearing a Hawaiian shirt is being praised for chasing and tackling a person who, in a video, appeared to douse a vehicle with gasoline and set it on fire in Edmonton on...
Apr 14, 2019 photo courtesy the Canadian Press