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N.S. Liberal leader faces barrage of attacks on health care early on during debate
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Iain Rankin was forced to defend his party's record on health care Wednesday evening during the first leaders debate of the provincial election. Progressive Conser...
Jul 28, 2021
Canadian men look to give country something to celebrate at Gold Cup
John Herdman hopes his team gives Canada something to celebrate Thursday night. The Canadian men take on CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico in the Gold Cup semifinal in Houston, hoping to reach the championsh...
Jul 28, 2021
Tickets for Napatak Ramble still available
Organizers are excited about the 2021 Napatak Ramble which is less than one month away. Originally planned to occur over two days in Potato Lake, the entire event has been condensed to one day of musi...
Jul 28, 2021
Restrictions back in B.C. region as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials have reinstated COVID-19 restrictions in part of British Columbia's Interior health region where an outbreak led to rapidly spreading infection driven primarily by unv...
Jul 28, 2021
Interim head coach Javier Perez already feeling at home in Toronto
TORONTO - Interim coach Javier Perez wasted little time putting down roots when Toronto FC finally came home. Less than a week after returning north of the border earlier this month, Perez moved from ...
Jul 28, 2021
Vancouver Canucks add veteran goalie, defencemen as free agent market opens
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks were busy as the NHL's free agent market opened Wednesday, bringing in several new players and re-signing some existing talent. The Canucks signed defenceman Tucker P...
Jul 28, 2021
Cannabis company sues Tennessee Titans' Julio Jones, others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is facing allegations of illegally harvesting and selling millions of dollars of cannabis in California, according to court records. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Veterans, Afghan interpreters demand clarity, help as Taliban threat looms larger
OTTAWA - Afghan interpreters and Canadian veterans say the Immigration Department is failing Afghans who worked with Canada in the war-torn country, despite an announcement last week to fast-track the...
Jul 28, 2021
First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated
WINNIPEG - A First Nations advocacy group in Manitoba is urging RCMP across the country to open criminal investigations into all former residential schools for possible abuses. The Southern Chiefs' Or...
Jul 28, 2021
Fifty new COVID-19 cases, 51 recoveries reported today in Saskatchewan
The provincial government is reporting another 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, 22 of which have been reported in the six northern zones of the province.This brings the provincial total...
Jul 28, 2021