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'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...
Mar 16, 2021

Toronto FC signs general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension
Toronto FC has signed general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension. The 42-year-old Curtis joined Toronto in January 2019 in the wake of Tim Bezbatchenko's departure to run his hometo...
Mar 16, 2021

US: Despite threats, foreign hackers didn't disrupt election
Russia and Iran sought to influence the outcome of last November's presidential election, but U.S. intelligence officials found no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted ...
Mar 16, 2021

Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions
TORONTO - Officials across Canada are relying on common sense and added restrictions in some cases rather than on the traditional luck of the Irish to keep St. Patrick's Day from becoming a COVID-19 s...
Mar 16, 2021

In a season of uncertainty, Moore-Towers, Marinaro excited to get back on ice
Since the world championships were wiped out a year ago by COVID-19, it's been a stop-and-start season of cancellations and uncertainty for Canadian figure skaters. How crazy has it been? The world ch...
Mar 16, 2021
CFJC Midday - Keeping your pets clean! How often to wash them and the best products to use
Shauna Gesy from Petland discusses pet hygene and how often is too often to wash them!
Mar 16, 2021

At work, rest or play, fishing has always remained a real obsession for Dave Mercer
When Dave Mercer was in high school, a poster adorned his locker. But it wasn't of a big-name pro athlete or a favourite actor. Rather, it was of pro angler Hank Parker with his '89 Bassmasters Classi...
Mar 16, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions force cancellation of Vaisakhi Khalsa parade in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of what organizers say is the world's largest Vaisakhi Khalsa Day parade in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darba,...
Mar 16, 2021

Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...
Mar 16, 2021

Canada's Riech races virtually alone en route to world record in the 1,500 metres
Nate Riech pumped a fist and let out a loud "Yes!" when he crossed the finish line Saturday. His voice surely carried like a loudspeaker on full volume in the near-empty stadium. Riech shattered his o...
Mar 16, 2021

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