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Transport minister to answer questions about airport delays at committee hearing
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will testify today before the House of Commons transport committee on airport and airline delays that have wreaked havoc on travellers over the past several m...
Aug 19, 2022

Feds probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project
OTTAWA - The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department. Ahmed Hussen has a...
Aug 19, 2022

Prime Minister's summer tour stops today in the Magdalen Islands
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel today to the beautiful Magdalen Islands in Quebec. Trudeau's office says he is the first prime minister in two decades to visit the small archipelago...
Aug 19, 2022

Canadian veterans in France to mark 80th anniversary of disastrous Dieppe Raid
OTTAWA - Canadian flags hang alongside French and British on the streets of Dieppe, France, each August as the city marks the anniversary of an important and disastrous day during the Second World War...
Aug 19, 2022

Springer, Guerrero lead Jays to 9-2 rout of slumping Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) - George Springer went 5-for-5, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning off Frankie Montas, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the slumping New York Yan...
Aug 18, 2022

Bradley off to fast start in bid to make FedEx Cup finale
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Keegan Bradley hasn't been to the FedEx Cup finale in four years, and he started the BMW Championship on Thursday like he was in a hurry to get back. Bradley matched a career l...
Aug 18, 2022

'Time of day' angling restrictions to begin in southern Alberta
EDMONTON - Anglers who love to fish in southwest areas of Alberta will have to adhere to some new restrictions that are coming into effect on Saturday.The restrictions, which are called "time of day" ...
Aug 18, 2022

Canada not counting out underdog Czechs in world juniors semifinals
EDMONTON - Nathan Gaucher has been having a pretty special summer. In early July, the 18-year-old from Chambly, Que., heard his name called 22nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL entry draft. No...
Aug 18, 2022

Hughes: Price could miss upcoming season, news on knee injury 'discouraging'
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes says news of Carey Price's knee is "discouraging" and that the star goaltender may not play this coming season. Speaking to reporters after the Canadiens...
Aug 18, 2022

Confirmed COVID-19 cases down this week
The number of weekly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat and province-wide is down compared to last week, while the number of COVID inpatients is rising.The province released its weekly COVID ...
Aug 18, 2022