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Canadian Mark McMorris makes Winter X Games history with 18th career medal
ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian Mark McMorris earned his 18th individual Winter X Games medal to equal American Shaun White's mark in Aspen, Colo. McMorris took home silver during the men's snowboar...
Jan 26, 2020

Man United, City sweep to big wins in 4th round of FA Cup
Manchester United turned a potentially awkward away match on a poor playing surface into an FA Cup cruise by thrashing third-tier Tranmere 6-0 in the fourth round to ease some pressure on manager Ole ...
Jan 26, 2020

Storm drop back to back games against Oil Barons
The Grande Prairie Storm dropped both games of their two-game homestand Friday and Saturday night to the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.On Friday the team was able to strike first with a goal coming from Ja...
Jan 26, 2020 Storm forward Austin Schellenberg against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

N.L. seeking financial help as municipalities recover from major storm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One week after a record-breaking blizzard battered eastern Newfoundland, businesses in St. John's were permitted to call in staff Friday to prepare for the lifting of a state o...
Jan 26, 2020

Trump, seeking support, headlines anti-abortion rally in Washington
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump threw his arms around America's formidable anti-abortion movement Friday, making history as the first sitting president to ever address the annual March for Life rally in per...
Jan 26, 2020

Senators may have to rein in activism in minority Parliament: new govt rep
OTTAWA - Independent senators may have to curb their enthusiasm for amending government legislation now that they're operating in a minority Parliament, the government's new r...
Jan 26, 2020

Leadership race or no, Tories will hold Liberal government to account: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sought Friday to put the Liberals on notice that despite the Tory leadership race, the Official Opposition won't rest. Scheer wished all the candidates well,...
Jan 26, 2020

Tumour on Edmonton woman's liver was rare parasite, not cancer
EDMONTON - Cassidy Armstrong says she washes her hands, cleans her vegetables and doesn't own any pets. "How did I get it? I don't know," says the 36-year-old from Edmonton. Armstrong had su...
Jan 26, 2020

'Supersites' in Iqaluit, Whitehorse to improve Arctic weather forecasting
Weather matters in the Arctic like it does in few other places, but Environment Canada's forecasts for the North have long been hampered by poor data. Now, two new "supersites" in Whitehorse...
Jan 26, 2020

Toronto man says trip to Auschwitz is about educating future generations
TORONTO - Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of Ge...
Jan 26, 2020