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Ottawa invests nearly $8.5-million into projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Foremost
Lethbridge, AB - Significant amounts of money from the federal government's Western Diversification Program will support four projects in Southern Alberta.The following three grants are from the Busin...
Sep 07, 2019 The coulees in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Wiltjer has 29 points to lead Canada to 126-71 World Cup rout of Jordan
SHANGHAI - A FIBA record for three-point shots. And a thoroughly dominant victory that will help Canada's chances of earning a ticket to Tokyo. In a FIBA World Cup that hasn't gone Canada's way, ...
Sep 07, 2019
Red Deer woman hit by semi while protesting
Red Deer - A Red Deer woman was hit by a semi while protesting last month outside a Red Deer pork processing facility.Kattrina Horner is a member of Red Deer Animal Save, an affiliate of The Save Move...
Sep 07, 2019 Kattrina Horner
Nurse calls on Canada's top players to commit, and not just for one summer
SHANGHAI - Nick Nurse is calling on Canada's best basketball players to commit to playing for their country. And showing up next summer isn't commitment enough. Just six weeks into his stint as C...
Sep 07, 2019
Kane nets treble, sets up Sterling as England beats Bulgaria
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a hat trick and set up Raheem Sterling's goal as England beat Bulgaria 4-0 in European Championship qualifying on Saturday. England has won all three games in Group A headin...
Sep 07, 2019
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
OTTAWA - The federal government's effort to rein in the cost of reimbursing veterans for their medical marijuana appears to have failed as new figures show Ottawa shelled out a record $75 million in t...
Sep 07, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's safety the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Boyle of assa...
Sep 07, 2019
Mohawks crush Colts to open high school season, Vikings get past Buffalos
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The hunt for a sixth consecutive Rangeland Football Conference title began swimmingly for the Medicine Hat High Mohawks football team on Friday night.Opening their season against th...
Sep 07, 2019 Medicine Hat High Mohawks vs. McCoy Colts October 4, 2018 (Photo courtesy of MHHS Mohawks Parent Booster Club)
Calls for tighter right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right wh...
Sep 07, 2019
Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday evening
HALIFAX - The centre of hurricane Dorian was still hundreds of kilometres from the Maritimes when its outer bands started lashing southern New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia with strong ...
Sep 07, 2019