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Team Sask. skip Sherry Anderson ready to hit the ice in Calgary Curling Bubble
To throw rocks into the house at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Sherry Anderson and her team need to spend a lot of time in their hotel room first."I couldn't really tell you what's happening in t...
Feb 19, 2021

Melfort Kin toilet drop fundraiser continues this weekend
In just one week, residents of Saskatchewan will be asked to 'ring those phones' for Telemiracle 45.The telethon will look different this year as will many community fundraisers. The Melfort Kinsmen a...
Feb 19, 2021

Sentencing hearing continues for man who pleaded guilty to murdering two children
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing continues today in Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench for a man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and killing her two young children. The 31-year-old man, who cann...
Feb 19, 2021

Jury deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel room
EDMONTON - A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Ontario man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtub of his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton has pleaded not gui...
Feb 19, 2021

Domestic assault charges against Raptors guard Davis dismissed
NEW YORK - The New York District Attorney's Office dismissed domestic assault charges against Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis on Friday. Davis had faced several charges after he and his girlfriend...
Feb 19, 2021

Ethics committee rejects plan to relocate Quebec deer that were slated to be killed
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A plan to relocate deer from a Montreal-area park has fallen through after an ethics committee deemed the strategy unsafe. About half the population of white-tailed deer in Michel-Ch...
Feb 19, 2021

Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021

Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52
NEW YORK - Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced Thursday by the Siriu...
Feb 19, 2021

US existing home sales, and prices, rise again in January
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose again last month, a sign that the housing market's strong momentum from 2020 may be carrying over into this year. Existing U.S. home sales rose 0.6% in Jan...
Feb 19, 2021

Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in predominantly French-speaking communities...
Feb 19, 2021