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Democrats, Republicans alike won't support USMCA with tariffs in place: Brady
WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats alike on Capitol Hill won't back the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until President Donald Trump ends America's punitive restric...
Jan 31, 2019
Atlanta braced for wintry weather, gets spritzed by rain
Atlanta got a mere spritzing of rain Tuesday, hours after a winter weather forecast prompted authorities to close government offices, shutter schools and cancel flights in anticipation of icy streets....
Jan 31, 2019
Swimmer Benoit Huot announces retirement, won 20 Paralympic medals over career
Canadian swimmer Benoit Huot earned a boatload of medals over a two-decade career that included podium appearances at five straight Paralympic Games and at countless international meets. Reminisc...
Jan 31, 2019
Canada downs Panama 5-1 in Pan Am Games baseball qualifying opener
IBIUNA, Brazil - Wes Darvil homered to tie the game and Daniel Pinero scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as Canada opened the Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win...
Jan 31, 2019
An Olympic medalist's view on growing women’s hockey in wake of skills competition
Fiona Smith-Bell still has many fond memories of playing hockey during her time growing up in Edam and North Battleford.The 45-year-old retired Olympic medalist currently resides in Halifax. After wat...
Jan 31, 2019
Military searching for missing plane with two people on board in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - The military is searching for a plane missing in the Northwest Territories with two people on board. RCMP say contact was lost with the aircraft at 9 a.m. near Wha ti about 160 kilo...
Jan 31, 2019
Recommendations to prevent runway incursions at Toronto's Pearson airport
TORONTO - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has made recommendations to avoid runway incursions at Toronto's Pearson International Airport: - Air traffic controllers need to issue more emphati...
Jan 31, 2019
Father meets Broncos crash semi driver at sentencing hearing
This article was updated at 2019-01-31 16:04.A father who has been amongst the most vocal of parents affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy has met face-to-face with the man responsible for the ...
Jan 31, 2019
P.A. hosts wellness and awareness conference
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) has been talking about missing and murdered Indigenous peoples this week.The organization has been hosting a conference in Prince Albert, focusing on a variety o...
Jan 31, 2019
President Trump dismisses tell-all book as 'made up stories'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is dismissing - and potentially bolstering sales of - a new tell-all book by a former White House aide, calling it "made up stories and fiction." Cliff Sims' book, ...
Jan 31, 2019
