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Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut - Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far Nort...
Aug 04, 2019
Sherritt wears red and white for the first time in CFL's Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - J.C. Sherritt is about to experience the other side of the CFL's Battle of Alberta. Sherritt's name is synonymous with the Edmonton Eskimos, having played linebacker for the team h...
Aug 04, 2019
Graburn Rd. fire under control but hotspots remain
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Cypress County remains under a state of local emergency with more than 160 hotspots still burning across 17,000 hectares of burned prairie south of Walsh.Volunteer firefighters an...
Aug 04, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Alberta Forestry fire crews search out hotspots along Mackay Creek on Sunday Aug. 4, 2019.
Mancini leads Orioles past Toronto 6-5 in mistake-prone game
BALTIMORE - Trey Mancini drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of a wild major league debut by Toronto reliever Yennsy Diaz to beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday. Mancini has 15 RBI...
Aug 04, 2019
Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recuperating at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said. McConnell tripped Sunday morni...
Aug 04, 2019
American star Serena Williams ready for first Rogers Cup since 2015
TORONTO - Serena Williams can still recall the frustration she felt after losing her first professional tennis match. That it happened in Canada - where she'd eventually enjoy plenty of...
Aug 04, 2019
Canada's Adam Svensson shoot 61 after making bid for rare 59 at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Canada's Adam Svensson made a run at golf's magic number before settling for a 9-under 61 on Friday at the Wyndham Championship. The 59 watch was on after the 25-year-old ...
Aug 04, 2019
Shibuno holds off Salas to win Women's British Open on debut
MILTON KEYNES, England - Hinako Shibuno of Japan finished with a birdie to win the Women's British Open by one shot over Lizette Salas as she wrapped up a stunning major championship debut on Sunday. ...
Aug 04, 2019
Surf's Up! Teenager Mathea Olin wins Canada's first-ever Pan Am surfing medal
PUNTA ROCAS, Peru - Surfer Mathea Olin floated on her longboard Sunday off the Punta Rocas beach, watching the ocean and waiting for the right moment to make her move. The 10-foot waves...
Aug 04, 2019
How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers
WASHINGTON - The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumer...
Aug 04, 2019