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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith launch media venture
LOS ANGELES - Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are looking to expand their brands under a new corporate umbrella. The Hollywood power couple on Wednesday announced the launch of a new media venture. ...
Jul 12, 2019
Ottawa MP who endorsed husband for city council broke conflict code: ethics czar
OTTAWA - An Ottawa member of Parliament violated conflict-of-interest rules when she asked voters to elect her husband to Ottawa city council last year, says Canada's ethics watchdog. But he foun...
Jul 12, 2019
Battleford boil water advisory lifted
Update: The boil water advisory has been lifted.--Battleford has issued a boil water advisory for residents and businesses on the 200 block of 33 St. W. until further notice.Workers repaired water mai...
Jul 12, 2019 The Town of Battleford is asking people to boil their water for one of the street blocks following some water-main repair work. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Dozens ill from carbon monoxide out of hospital as leak at hotel investigated
WINNIPEG - Insufficient ventilation is the suspected cause of a carbon monoxide build-up that forced the evacuation of a Winnipeg hotel this week and sent 46 guests and staff to hospital. "I...
Jul 12, 2019
NBA champion Raptors to host training camp for 2019-20 season in Quebec City
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will host their training camp for the 2019-20 NBA season at Laval University in Quebec City. It will mark the first time the Raptors have held their camp in Quebec, and t...
Jul 12, 2019
Human remains found during RCMP search outside North Battleford
Human remains were found in a rural area outside of North Battleford while RCMP were conducting a ground search as part of an ongoing investigation. During the search on July 11, a police dog with the...
Jul 12, 2019
Djokovic gets by Bautista Agut to reach 6th Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Novak Djokovic watched his Wimbledon semifinal opponent's shot hit the net tape, pop in the air and slide over for a winner that tied things at a set apiece. Centre Court spectato...
Jul 12, 2019
Tories ask CSIS to probe ex-ambassador's comments about advice to China
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want Canada's intelligence agency to probe whether a former Canadian ambassador is encouraging China to interfere in the upcoming federal election. John McCallum,&n...
Jul 12, 2019
Tories, NDP accuse Liberals of mismanaging military, ruining officers' careers
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are accusing the Trudeau government of creating an unprecedented crisis inside the Canadian Armed Forces even as some have started to question the leadership of Can...
Jul 12, 2019
Timeline: The wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun of Halifax
HALIFAX - Nov. 12, 1995: Brenda Way - known as "Pitt Bull" - was murdered and her body left in a parking lot behind a Dartmouth apartment building sometime in the early morning hours. G...
Jul 12, 2019