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AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade
NEW ORLEANS - Several people familiar with the situation say the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade disgruntled six-time All-Star Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for point guard Lonzo B...
Jun 15, 2019
AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade
NEW ORLEANS - Several people familiar with the situation say the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade disgruntled six-time All-Star Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for point guard Lonzo B...
Jun 15, 2019
CT scan results of boy's brain 'devastating: pediatric specialist
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A pediatric critical care specialist says the results of a CT scan on the brain of a boy whose parents are on trial in his death was one of the "most devastating" she had ever seen...
Jun 15, 2019
Victoria council to fund Remembrance Day ceremony; offers apologies to veterans
Victoria council dropped its plan Thursday to seek federal funds to cover Remembrance Day ceremony costs, deciding apologies to veterans and those currently serving in Canada's Armed Forces were in or...
Jun 15, 2019
China lashes out at Freeland over response to protests in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Protests raging in Hong Kong are threatening to become yet another irritant in Canada's fraught relationship with China. China's embassy in Canada on Thursday denounced the Canadian governmen...
Jun 15, 2019
Federal carbon tax coming to Alberta in January: environment minister
Ottawa plans to impose the federal carbon tax on Alberta starting Jan. 1 and federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province about the decision. "We nee...
Jun 15, 2019
Quebec's anti-corruption unit lacking skills and training to fulfil mission: report
MONTREAL - Still reeling from accusations its investigators fabricated evidence, the province's once-praised anti-corruption police unit is again the target of criticism. The police for...
Jun 15, 2019
Premier refuses to back down on plan to scrap 18,000 immigration applications
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is holding firm on his plan to scrap thousands of pending immigration applications, meaning 50,000 people would have to restart the application process&n...
Jun 15, 2019
Man found guilty of killing Calgary Stampeder appeals conviction and sentence
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary Stampeders football player is appealing both his conviction and his sentence. Nelson Lugela was found guilty earlier this year of second-degree...
Jun 15, 2019
Opioid-related death count up to more than 11,500 nationally: government data
OTTAWA - Canada's opioid crisis claimed the lives of more than 11,500 people between January 2016 and December 2018, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Thursday. New ...
Jun 15, 2019