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HMCS Fredericton returns after six-month mission marked by tragic helicopter crash
HALIFAX - HMCS Fredericton is returning home today, nearly three months after a deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six crew members. The members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost t...
Jul 28, 2020

Nate Pearson set to make MLB debut with Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals. The right-hander will start the third of four straight ga...
Jul 27, 2020

Hernández hits 2 of 4 Blue Jays homers in 4-1 win at Nats
WASHINGTON - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's four solo homers off Anbal Snchez to account for all the Blue Jays' scoring in a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Rowdy Tel...
Jul 27, 2020

US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON - The Trump administration has agreed not to expel a group of immigrant children it detained in a Texas hotel under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus and will instead allow them ...
Jul 27, 2020

Albertans able to view COVID-19 test results online
Albertans will be able to get their COVID-19 test results a little bit sooner, as the province's chief medical officer of health says those results can now be viewed online.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said duri...
Jul 27, 2020

Prairie Disposal throws birthday drive-by parade for two-year-old fan
A local sanitation company delivered a surprise birthday parade for a Grande Prairie toddler, who is a big fan of the weekly visit from the garbage truck.This past Friday was the birthday of two-year-...
Jul 27, 2020

NHL players start their adjustment to hub life in Edmonton, Toronto
NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their hom...
Jul 27, 2020

York 9 FC adds Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero to Canadian Premier League roster
TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes ...
Jul 27, 2020

Alberta adds 304 COVID-19 cases over weekend
Alberta added 304 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, while a few new cases were reported in the Grande Prairie area over that time.As the province completed 28,193 tests between Friday and Sunday...
Jul 27, 2020

Warrant alleges N.S. mass shooter was seasoned smuggler of narcotics, U.S. guns
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say witnesses told the RCMP that the gunman who carried out the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia smuggled drugs and guns from Maine for years and had se...
Jul 27, 2020