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Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Cou...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Cou...
Jan 29, 2019
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
The employer of a Canadian man detained in China expressed confidence Sunday in the Trudeau government following the firing of ambassador John McCallum, a positive glimmer in an otherwise grim post-mo...
Jan 29, 2019
Canadian Premier League kickoff set for April 27 in Hamilton but questions remain
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League added another player, showcased a foundation sponsor and announced its official kickoff date Tuesday. In order, Kwame Awuah, Volkswagen and April 27, when Hamilto...
Jan 29, 2019
'Empire' cast member alleges he was attacked in Chicago
Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a cast member of the television show "Empire" alleged he was attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him and physically a...
Jan 29, 2019
Crime down in North Battleford: RCMP report
North Battleford has seen some improvement on the crime front, according to the latest report from the Battlefords RCMP.Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt's report to city council Monday outlined crime numbers...
Jan 29, 2019
Water leak causes flood at Children’s Hospital
Construction on the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital suffered a setback this month.Parts of the facility flooded on Jan. 25 after a water line in one of the main floor bathrooms sprung a leak. Water a...
Jan 29, 2019
Online immigrant-sponsor application discriminatory, immigration lawyers say
OTTAWA - A new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants seeking to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada is being condemned as "profoundly ...
Jan 29, 2019
Pat Sheahan follows in son's footsteps, joins Dinos football program
Thirty years as a head football coach taught Pat Sheahan the importance of preparation, but he couldn't have predicted the bizarre twist his U Sports career would take th...
Jan 29, 2019
Five-year-old polar bear showing signs of illness dies at Winnipeg zoo
WINNIPEG - A polar bear has died at the zoo in Winnipeg. Assiniboine Park Zoo says the five-year-old bruin named Blizzard died Monday. The bear had been showing signs of illness over the last two...
Jan 29, 2019