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'Sweet little boy:' Judge finds Calgary man guilty in grandson's death
CALGARY - A judge has found a man guilty of inflicting a fatal brain injury on his young grandson five months after the boy was sent to Canada from Mexico so he could hav...
Aug 16, 2019
'Nothing has changed:' Tina Fontaine's body pulled from river five years ago
WINNIPEG - It was quiet on the summer day when Cora Morgan and her cousin stood on the waterfront and performed a smudging ceremony for a young Indigenous girl pulled out of the Re...
Aug 16, 2019
'Hurts just as bad:' Tina Fontaine's family, friends mourn 5 years after death
WINNIPEG - On a recent warm evening in Winnipeg a woman ran up to the Bear Clan Patrol in a panic asking for help to find her niece who had not returned home. Patrol co-ordinator Meliss...
Aug 16, 2019
'Tips on steroids:' Social media both a help, hurdle for police investigations
Social media can help or hurt police investigations such as the one into three homicides in northern British Columbia, says a criminologist. Frank Cormier, head of the sociology and criminology d...
Aug 16, 2019
Harris sets record, Nichols leaves with injury as Bombers top Lions
WINNIPEG - Running back Andrew Harris moved up in the CFL record book and the Blue Bombers remained in first place in the West Division by beating the B.C. Lions 32-16 Thursday in a game that saw...
Aug 15, 2019
Cats, Kings set to begin training camp next week
With both the Cougars and Spruce Kings main camps set to begin next week, you can expect to see the boys rolling into town soon enough. Both teams begin their main camp Friday, August 23rd. The Cougar...
Aug 15, 2019
Kitimat goaltender representing Canada
A few years removed from the Northern Capitals Kitimat's own Kelsey Roberts has swapped in her University of Calgary jersey this summer for one bearing the maple leaf. Roberts is about to enter her fo...
Aug 15, 2019
Desjardins looks to bring winning ways back to Northern Caps
The Northern Capitals are among the many hockey teams eagerly awaiting their return to the ice this August. The female Major Midget team kicks off tryouts on Friday night and will see their fourth hea...
Aug 15, 2019
Elvis admirers remember his death 42 years ago with vigil
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Elvis Presley fans carrying lit candles in the Tennessee night are visiting the rock 'n' roll icon's grave at Graceland during the annual vigil commemorating his death 42 years ago. P...
Aug 15, 2019
Reports: Forward Kelly Olynyk out for Canada at upcoming FIBA World Cup
Forward Kelly Olynyk will reportedly be unable to compete for Canada at the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Several media reports say that Olynyk will be sidelined by a knee injury he sustained last wee...
Aug 15, 2019