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AP source: MLB owners approve plan to start season, Jays might play home games in Florida
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend...
May 11, 2020

County reminding drivers to use caution as farm vehicles hit the road
With seeding and combining underway, the County of Grande Prairie is reminding drivers to use extra caution around farm vehicles on County roads.Drivers will likely notice more and more farm vehicles ...
May 11, 2020

Victoria mayor says city prepares to create open spaces for restaurant recovery
Victoria's mayor says she wants to give the city's restaurants, pubs and retailers more space to reopen successfully with a plan that could expand outdoor patios to sidewalks, park...
May 11, 2020

Rugby Canada creates 'return to play' working group to help plan for future
TORONTO - Rugby Canada and its provincial unions have formed a working group tasked with developing a countrywide "return to play" strategy. The national governing body says the formation of the group...
May 11, 2020

Trump faces virus at White House amid push to 'reopen' US
WASHINGTON - As he encourages the country to "reopen," President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the coronavirus in his own home, spotlighting the challenge the White House faces in instilling co...
May 11, 2020

Death of CFL player Mike Labinjo considered suspicious, say Calgary police
CALGARY - The death of CFL player Michael Labinjo has been deemed suspicious, according to Calgary police. Labinjo, who played 44 games for the Calgary Stampeders between 2007 and 2010, was found...
May 11, 2020

Haunting drama 'A Confession' puts police in ethical turmoil
NEW YORK - Most actresses like to meet the real person who inspired the role they're about to tackle. Not Imelda Staunton. Not for her latest job. The English stage and screen star plays a mother who ...
May 11, 2020

Veterans ombudsman calls it quits after 18 months
OTTAWA - Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling it quits after only 18 months on the job. The federal government announced Dalton's departure this afternoon, saying the former army officer who too...
May 11, 2020

Public encouraged to use landscape projects to deter crime
The RCMP is encouraging the public to use the good, yard work weather to create landscaping projects that would help deter criminals from entering private property.The RCMP says following the Crime Pr...
May 11, 2020

Increased border traffic likely as Canada, U.S. economies reopen: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and the U.S. are working on plans to deal with what she calls an inevitable increase in cross-border traffic as economies in both countries...
May 11, 2020