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Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada
VANCOUVER - Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style caf on Vancouver's Cam...
May 20, 2023
Plane believed to be carrying Ukraine's Zelenskyy lands in Hiroshima for G7 summit
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Hiroshima for global diplomatic talks. Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies ha...
May 20, 2023
G7 leaders' communiqué to mention foreign interference, Canadian official says
HIROSHIMA, Japan - A senior Canadian government official says the G7 leaders' communiqu at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, will make mention of foreign interference, after Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
May 19, 2023
Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer powers Orioles past Blue Jays 6-2
TORONTO - Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer lifted the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday. Adam Frazier had a late two-run blast in the ninth and Anthony Santander added a sol...
May 19, 2023
Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine. Zelenskyy is expected to arri...
May 19, 2023
Former PC deputy premier endorses local NDP candidate
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The NDP candidate running in Cypress-Medicine Hat received an endorsement from the former deputy premier of the progressive conservative party.Thomas Lukaszuk was at the Medicine Ha...
May 19, 2023
Simona Halep faces 2nd doping charge over biological passport; had failed drug test at US Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. The charge ann...
May 19, 2023
Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who they trust
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's two political contenders hammered each other on the issue of trust in the provincial election campaign's lone debate Thursday.United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith said yo...
May 19, 2023
Updated evacuation alert for the Fox Creek, Little Smoky area
An updated Alberta Emergency Alert has been issued for the Fox Creek-Little Smoky area.The alert issued late Friday afternoon says the evacuation area covered by the alert has now been expanded.It now...
May 19, 2023
Former PC cabinet minister endorses two NDP candidates
A prominent former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister is endorsing the two Alberta NDP candidates.Doug Griffiths, who represented the constituencies of Wainwright and Battle River-Wainwright, w...
May 19, 2023