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University of Calgary says "come one, come all" to free sports concussion course
CALGARY - Research on concussions in sport has reached a tipping point where the University of Calgary is offering a free, online course to anyone and everyone. A seven-week course starting April 8 vi...
Feb 04, 2019
'A lot of courage': Men recall fateful night caused by drinking and driving
The effects of impaired driving were apparent at a special presentation in La Ronge this afternoon where two men talked about the traumatic circumstances which brought them together. Students at Churc...
Feb 04, 2019
FAA: Chicago's O'Hare airport busiest in US in 2018
CHICAGO - O'Hare International Airport in Chicago was the busiest airport in the U.S. in 2018, surpassing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time in four years. The Federal...
Feb 04, 2019
Google parent beats Q4 estimates, stock still drops
SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading. The company reported profit of $8.9...
Feb 04, 2019
Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last week in the line of duty will undergo surgery for his injuries this week. In a statement, Const. Josh...
Feb 04, 2019
AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s
WASHINGTON - A racist photo from a 1984 yearbook threatens to end Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's political career. The photo shows two people: one in blackface and one wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood and r...
Feb 04, 2019
Auditor General Michael Ferguson remembered as 'passionate fighter for accountability'
OTTAWA - Michael Ferguson, Canada's auditor general for the past seven years, died of cancer on Saturday at the age of 60. Ferguson passed away in Ottawa surrounded by his wife, Georgina, an...
Feb 04, 2019
Police arrested McArthur moments before he may have killed again, court hears
TORONTO - Bruce McArthur was likely moments away from murdering a ninth man from Toronto's gay community when police moved in to arrest the serial killer. A sentencing hearing for the 67-year-old...
Feb 04, 2019
Montreal Canadiens let one slip away in 3-2 overtime loss to New Jersey Devils
Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said the best team did not come out on top Saturday afternoon. The Canadiens outshot and out-chanced the visiting Devils but two goals by Nico Hischier gave...
Feb 04, 2019
Next Stop Madrid: Canada seeded 13th for Davis Cup Finals after key road win
Canada captain Frank Dancevic said his team remained focused on a three-pronged motto to help lock down a berth in the Davis Cup Finals. Don't show any weakness to the opponent. Stick t...
Feb 04, 2019