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Scheer pledges to cut foreign aid by 25%, re-invest savings in various tax cuts
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising a leaner foreign policy by taking away aid funding from countries he says don't need it or don't deserve it, and spending the money&n...
Oct 3, 2019

TEDx Event "Nostradamus: Visions of the Future" to feature 10 presenters in Grande Prairie
Ten experts in various fields will take the stage at St. John Paul II Catholic School's theatre for a TEDx event on Sunday, October 6.The invited presenters are travelling from around the world to spe...
Oct 3, 2019 www.tedxgrandeprairie.com

Winnipeg Jets try to put early adversity behind them as season opener looms
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will soon find out if dealing with some early adversity has harmed or helped them. Training camp started without restricted free-agent goal scorers Patrik Laine and Kyle C...
Oct 3, 2019

England calls up Calgary-born Fikayo Tomori for Euro qualifying matches
England has beaten Canada to the punch in enlisting Fikayo Tomori, Chelsea's Calgary-born centre back. England coach Gareth Southgate has called up the 21-year-old for Euro qualifying matches aga...
Oct 3, 2019

NewsAlert: Three former St. Mike's students plead guilty to assault, sex assault
TORONTO - Three former students of a prestigious Toronto private school have pleaded guilty in a sex assault scandal that rocked the institution. The teens, who attended St. Micha...
Oct 3, 2019

Scheer says he is personally 'pro-life,' but would not reopen abortion debate
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate. His political rivals pushed the Conservative lea...
Oct 3, 2019

Scheer says he is personally 'pro-life,' but would not reopen abortion debate
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate. His political rivals pushed the Conservative lea...
Oct 3, 2019

Maintain and playoff gain the aim of the Calgary Flames this season
CALGARY - The key pieces are back, but can the Calgary Flames both repeat the performance and add a playoff push? Topping the NHL's Western Conference with 50 wins in 2018-19 whetted ap...
Oct 3, 2019

Canada's John Herdman able to pick from healthy player pool for key U.S. match
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman has almost all his weapons available for a key CONCACAF Nations League match against the U.S. on Oct. 15 in Toronto. "It's been great to be able to choose almost fr...
Oct 3, 2019

Workplace death in Airdrie under investigation
RCMP say a construction worker has been killed in a jobsite accident just north of Calgary.Mounties and emergency medical crews were called to a residential area on the south side of Airdrie shortly b...
Oct 3, 2019