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Police say someone fired paintballs at people outside drug consumption site
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are investigating after they say someone drove past a supervised drug consumption facility and fired paintballs at staff and clients. Investigators have ...
Aug 24, 2019

Touchdown Atlantic matchup seen as key for Als, Argos as season hits midway
MONCTON, N.B. - The CFL makes its return to Atlantic Canada Sunday for the first time since 2013 with a key matchup featuring one of the league's marquis rivalries. The Montreal Alouettes will face th...
Aug 24, 2019

B.C. father charged with murder says he was attacked, daughters killed
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man accused of killing his two young daughters says he was stabbed in the throat by an unidentified assailant in his apartment and, when he came to, ...
Aug 24, 2019

Head coach Stefan Ptaszek on his second go-around with McMaster Marauders
Stefan Ptaszek has a tough act to follow. His own. The 48-year-old Burlington, Ont., native is back for his second stint as the head football coach at McMaster University. He served as the M...
Aug 24, 2019

Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge
LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...
Aug 24, 2019

Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019

Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019

Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks actress's testimony
NEW YORK - Prosecutors are bringing a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein in an attempt to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who says he raped her in 1993 . The disgraced movie mog...
Aug 24, 2019

Promoters enthusiastic about Winnipeg NFL game despite fumbles
WINNIPEG - The promoters of an NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg remained enthusiastic in the hours before Thursday's kickoff despite some earlier fumbles. "It's going to be an exciting game a...
Aug 24, 2019

Children's Business Fair instilling entrepreneurship skills in youth
The development of entrepreneurship skills was one of the main goals of the inaugural Children's Business Fair hosted Saturday by Visions North."We need more people to enhance our community and they a...
Aug 24, 2019 There were 11 vendors at the Children's Business Fair. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)