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Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic pulls out of Montreal tournament
MONTREAL (AP) - Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. By t...
Aug 4, 2022
Golfer Doug Barron back in Calgary to defend Shaw Charity Classic title
CALGARY - Back to defend his 2021 Shaw Charity Classic victory, Doug Barron is hoping a few tips from a Canadian golfing icon will help him in that quest. Barron said he has received some recent advic...
Aug 4, 2022
Government reaches settlement agreement with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
The federal government has reached a settlement with a Saskatchewan First Nation that dates back over 100 years.Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller, met with the leadership of Muskeg ...
Aug 4, 2022
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy ...
Aug 4, 2022
Patrol: 4 found dead in 2 burning homes in Nebraska city
LAUREL, Neb. (AP) - Four people were found dead Thursday in two burning homes in a small community in northeastern Nebraska, authorities said. Nebraska State Patrol Col. John Bolduc said at a news con...
Aug 4, 2022
Resilient Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push amid COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' road to the playoffs continues to be a bumpy ride. A COVID-19 outbreak has left the 'Caps (7-10-6) short-handed for Friday's crucial home matchup against the Houst...
Aug 4, 2022
Redblacks look to build on first win as Stampeders come to nation's capital
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks could be catching the Calgary Stampeders at an opportune time. Ottawa (1-6-0) is coming off its first win of the season heading into Friday's game against the Stampeders ...
Aug 4, 2022
‘We need closure’: Family of missing man holds awareness walk in P.A.
Dressed in red bunnyhugs with his image on the front and a message of hope, family and friends of a missing man walked to raise awareness of his disappearance.Seth Deschambeault has been missing since...
Aug 4, 2022
Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...
Aug 4, 2022
Mélanie Joly proposes national security study on safety of Kyiv embassy's local staff
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is proposing the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians study allegations that Canada did not heed warnings about the safety of ...
Aug 4, 2022
