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Mary Ng under ethics probe over contract to firm co-founded by Liberal strategist
OTTAWA - The federal ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into the conduct of International Trade Minister Mary Ng over a contract given to a company co-founded by a Liberal strategist. Con...
May 30, 2022

Hockey Canada names team for delayed women's world under-18 hockey championship
CALGARY - Canada's under-18 women's hockey team for the world championship was announced for the second time in less than five months Monday. The three goaltenders, seven defenders and 13 forwards cho...
May 30, 2022

Assault charge laid after VIU student beaten at Nanaimo house party
NANAIMO -A 19-year-old man is facing assault charges after a VIU student was allegedly beaten because of his sexuality.Ryan John Seaman was charged with one count of assault in relation to the attack ...
May 30, 2022

Racial profiling trial begins into power of Quebec police to make random car stops
MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association are in court today challenging the power of Quebec police to make random traffic stops outside of drunk driving checkpoints...
May 30, 2022

Family of man who killed himself after visits to Regina hospital hopes to get answers
REGINA - The uncle of a man who killed himself hours after being removed from a Regina hospital by security guards says he hopes family members will finally get the answers they've been looking for. T...
May 30, 2022

McDavid's Oilers, MacKinnon's Avalanche poised to meet in Western Conference final
Connor McDavid has reached new heights in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Same goes for Nathan MacKinnon. Despite the good vibes of conquering past disappointments and silencing critics, both superstars - w...
May 30, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Arbour calls for major changes to military over misconduct
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says it is well past time for the military to scrap the traditions and ways of doing business that perpetuate a sexualized culture. The call from o...
May 30, 2022

Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
May 30, 2022

French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) - A 32-year-old French journalist was killed Monday in eastern Ukraine, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcast...
May 30, 2022

Robert Lewandowski says time at Bayern Munich is 'over'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Robert Lewandowski says his time at Bayern Munich is over. The Poland striker, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, said at his national team's training camp on Monday t...
May 30, 2022