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Delegates to view Vatican's collection of Indigenous artifacts
ROME - Indigenous delegates who have travelled to Rome to meet with Pope Francis are to get a private tour of the Vatican Museums today. The ethnological museum includes the Vatican's collection of In...
Mar 28, 2022

Travis Scott accused of violating Astroworld suits gag order
HOUSTON (AP) - Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year's deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court on Monday that rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in...
Mar 28, 2022

Raptors end Celtics' six-game win streak with thrilling 115-112 OT victory
TORONTO - Nick Nurse has insisted he's not watching what other teams are doing in a tightly packed Eastern Conference and only a handful of games left in the regular season. But the Toronto Raptors co...
Mar 28, 2022

New round of talks aims to stop the fighting in Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Another round of talks aimed at stopping the war in Ukraine is scheduled for Tuesday as the fighting looks increasingly like a stalemate on the ground, with the two sides trading ...
Mar 28, 2022

Ottawa Senators announce that owner Melnyk has died at the age of 62
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at ...
Mar 28, 2022

Ottawa Senators announce that owner Melnyk has died at the age of 62
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at ...
Mar 28, 2022

Canadian men's soccer team earns standing ovation during Raptors game
TORONTO - Canada's World Cup-bound men's soccer team earned a standing ovation during the Toronto Raptors game Monday. Twenty-three players took centre-court with high-fives from The Raptor mascot fol...
Mar 28, 2022

Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Cong...
Mar 28, 2022

Man charged with attempted murder after officer in Kelowna, B.C., was stabbed
KELOWNA, B.C. - A 39-year-old man faces numerous charges, including attempted murder, for allegations he stabbed an RCMP officer from Kelowna, B.C. Richard McCrea is also accused of aggravated assault...
Mar 28, 2022

No new health-care facility outbreaks declared in B.C.
VICTORIA - Six more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,989 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says hospitalizations due to the virus have increas...
Mar 28, 2022