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Woodbine Entertainment unveils new $500,000 Canadian Triple Crown racing bonus
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment is adding a lot more spice to the Canadian Triple Crown. Woodbine announced a $500,000 bonus will be awarded to the connections of a horse winning the Canadi...
Jun 05, 2019
Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah Davis
HOUSTON - The remains of a child found in Arkansas last week are those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl, Maleah Davis, a medical examiner said Monday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science...
Jun 05, 2019
Mandatory Training Coming For Drivers Of Semis Used In Agriculture Operations
New training requirements for those wishing to drive a semi in agriculture operations will be phased in starting next year. The changes follow the implementation of 121.5 mandatory training hours for ...
Jun 05, 2019
Chester Fest in Prince Albert
Chester Fest is a couch and music festival taking place July 5th & 6th in Prince Albert.Our festival will feature over 25 different acts, 3 stages and 100 vintage couches. The goal of Chester Fest...
Jun 05, 2019
Spoiler alert: 'Jeopardy!' star Holzhauer's fate revealed
NEW YORK - James Holzhauer, the trivia whiz who dominated "Jeopardy!" this spring, isn't invincible after all. The game show's 32-time champion lost for the first time in an episode that aired on Mond...
Jun 05, 2019
Conservation group calls death of right whale in Gulf of St. Lawrence 'devastating'
FREDERICTON - The head of a wildlife protection group is calling news of a dead right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence devastating, saying the loss of even one of the endange...
Jun 05, 2019
Swedish court rules not to extradite Assange for rape probe
COPENHAGEN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedi...
Jun 05, 2019
'Non-trivial dose': Study tries to estimate human consumption of microplastics
New research suggests North Americans eat, drink and inhale tens of thousands of tiny plastic particles every year. University of Victoria biologist Kieran Cox, whose paper was published Wednesday, sa...
Jun 05, 2019
Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe 'super-confident' ahead of Women's World Cup
Stephanie Labbe will be Canada's last line of defence at the Women's World Cup in France, joining a select few. Just five women have started in goal for the team since the Canadians made their to...
Jun 05, 2019
Kevin Spacey shows up for hearing in groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey made an unusual appearance Monday at a Massachusetts courthouse where his attorney asked for a swift trial in the groping case against the actor, saying Spacey is "suff...
Jun 05, 2019