Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Foo Fighters postpones two Canadian shows after Dave Grohl loses voice
EDMONTON - The Foo Fighters have rescheduled shows in Edmonton and Calgary due to a problem similar to one that recently forced U2 to end a show in Germany - their singer has lost his voice. A news re...
Sep 04, 2018
Collaros leads Roughriders to comeback win over Bombers in Labour Day Classic
REGINA - Zach Collaros and the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offence found life in the fourth quarter and pulled out a 31-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic. Tra...
Sep 02, 2018 The Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate a play during the Labour Day Classic at Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Sept. 2, 2018. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Families, first responders honoured during Swissair 20th anniversary service
By Alex Cooke, The Canadian Press HALIFAX - Stephen Thompson clutched a tissue Sunday afternoon, unable to hold back tears during an emotional service honouring his father and 228 others who died in a...
Sep 02, 2018
Health Canada’s marijuana education campaign ‘nuanced’, expert says
By Janice Dickson, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - In the past, public health campaigns warning of the harmful effects of drugs delivered one resounding message: Don't do it. But now that the federal gove...
Sep 02, 2018
Service to be held to commemorate 20th Swissair disaster anniversary
By Alex Cooke, The Canadian Press HALIFAX - A service will be held in Bayswater, N.S., Sunday afternoon to reflect on those affected by a disastrous airplane accident 20 years ago, which claimed 229 l...
Sep 02, 2018
Canadian officials attend John McCain’s funeral in Washington on Saturday
WASHINGTON - National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is among the Canadian officials attending John McCain's funeral in Washington, D.C., today. A government official confirmed that the parliamentary ...
Sep 01, 2018
Deal, or no NAFTA deal, uncertainty means consumers lose out, say experts
By Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Under almost any normal circumstance, the negotiation of a trade pact between countries should result in benefits for consumers, say experts who are close...
Sep 01, 2018
Four charged in shooting that left Manitoba RCMP officer with serious injuries
WINNIPEG - Four men have been charged in the shooting this week of an RCMP officer in western Manitoba. An 18-year-old from the Sandy Bay First Nation faces charges including two counts of attempted m...
Aug 31, 2018
Aimia reaches settlement agreement in Aeroplan expiry class action case
MONTREAL - Aimia Inc. has signed a deal to settle a nine-year-old class action case related to changes to its expiry rules for Aeroplan mileage that were announced in 2006. Under the proposed terms of...
Aug 31, 2018
Freeland takes high road as explosive Trump comments detonate in Washington
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - With a Friday deadline looming, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is donning her best poker face as U.S. President Donald Trump's blunt asse...
Aug 31, 2018
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
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