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The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare for their next matchup. Read More

September marks a transitional period between summer and fall, offering a balance of warm days and cooler evenings. This is an ideal time to enjoy light-yet-satisfying meals like Vietnamese salad rolls, also known as Gỏi cuốn. Read More

You know who ought to have a commemorative Canadian postage stamp in her honour? In fact, I’m thinking a pair of commemorative stamps would be more fitting. Anna Taylor. Never heard of her, right? Well, Anna Taylor was a Canadian and an inventor. Given the phenomenon her invention is responsible for, I’d have thought she would be as famous as Laura Secord. Despite the impact of her invention, however, Anna Taylor is a mere footnote in history. Taylor’s claim to fame is that, in 1911, this Canadian woman patented the very first glue-on false eyelashes. After years of experimentation, Taylor had contrived to add snippets of human hair to a small, crescent-shaped strip of fabric which could then be glued onto the upper lash line. Yes, Anna Taylor is the Canadian responsible for, even a century later, women all over the world happily sporting what appear to be dead tarantulas on their faces. Read More

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots were so bad last year they fired six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick. The Seattle Seahawks weren't much better, reason enough to get rid of Pete Carroll — the only coach ever to lead them to the NFL title. Read More

A 26-year-old man has been charged in the murder of his father last fall on the Sunshine Coast. Read More

In a 2017 article chronicling the final skate at the Stardust Roller Rink, reporter Randy Shore called the space the “Studio 54 of Surrey.” Read More

Defensive end Vince Goldsmith and slotback Weston Dressler.started their Canadian Football Hall of Fame careers with the Saskatchewan Roughriders a generation apart, while somewhere in the middle Ray Jauch ended his legendary CFL coaching career with the same franchise. Read More

The choice of an NHL player number is often as simple as the year player X was born, like Connor McDavid’s 97, or a player Y’s favourite as a kid, like Leon Draisaitl’s 29 to salute ex-U of Alberta Golden Bears forward Ben Thomson, who played for Leon’s dad’s pro team in Germany. Read More

Braxton Whitehead is hoping to be a trailblazer. Read More

At 40 years old, Krista Guloien Temple was eligible for a mammogram through B.C.'s screening mammography program. It just never occurred to her that she would need it. Read More

You could call it urban development a la mode — residential development with an ice cream shop down the street. If you look closely enough, you’ll find it’s happening in Edmonton. Not quite the missing middle you hear urban planners talk about — constructing multi-unit housing like triplexes and low-rise apartments — to increase urban density but rather increased residential development in more urban parts of the city with walkability to amenities being a key factor. Read More

It is not uncommon for a kitchen to feel crowded. This is especially true when family members enjoy preparing meals together. Read More

An Alberta town has laid out rules for how residents must treat municipal staff and the consequences if they step out of line. Read More

Employees at a Calgary grocery store and pharmacy have begun donning body-worn cameras in a bid to reduce increasing incidents of violence. Read More

Energy is the backbone of every economy. With it, economies grow, without it, they are stagnant. Read More

A look at Friday's Edmonton Weather from Environment Canada. Read More

A humpback whale was so entangled in fishing gear, ropes and buoys that it took four days for a Fisheries Department crew to unravel the mess. Read More

As summer fades, it can be tough to enjoy the last of the warm weather while juggling the looming return to school and work. It’s a problem that many of us, especially those who enjoy the outdoors, are familiar with; finding time for a good hike is challenging, especially as schedules get busier and days get shorter. Read More

There was a lot of talk about fathers on the Alberta set of The Thicket. Read More

On a cold, frigid BMO Field in March 2022, the Canadian men's soccer team ended four decades fraught with pain, fruitless close calls and disappointments when they thumped Jamaica 4-0 to qualify — finally — for the FIFA World Cup. Read More