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Leafs' Morgan Rielly offered in-person hearing by NHL Department of Safety
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly has been offered an in-person hearing by the NHL Department of Safety. A date and time for the hearing has yet to be determined. The hearing comes as a res...
Feb 11, 2024
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage - mummified monkeys
BOSTON (AP) - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa - mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the D...
Feb 11, 2024
Biden says Israel shouldn't press into Rafah without 'credible' plan to protect civilians
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel shouldn't go ahead with a military operation in the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah without a "credible" plan to protect civilians, President Joe Biden told...
Feb 11, 2024
Canadian women grab bronze in 4x100 freestyle relay at aquatics worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team earned bronze on Sunday at the world aquatics championships. The quartet of Rebecca Smith, Sarah Fournier, Katerine Savard and Taylor Ru...
Feb 11, 2024
Canada's Marielle Thompson wins third straight World Cup ski cross gold
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canada's Marielle Thompson won her third consecutive World Cup women's ski cross gold medal on Sunday. The victory caps a two-gold weekend in Georgia for the Whistler, B.C., nativ...
Feb 11, 2024
Roussel's gold leads three-medal day for Canada at short track speedskating World Cup
DRESDEN, Germany - Felix Roussel earned gold to spearhead a second straight three-medal day for Canada in World Cup short track speedskating action on Sunday. The Sherbrooke, Que., native won the men'...
Feb 11, 2024
Canada women play waiting game after loss to Japan in FIBA Olympic qualifier
SOPRON, Hungary - Canada's women's basketball team will need some help to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Bridget Carleton led the way with 19 points and eight rebounds but Canada fell to 1-2 dropping...
Feb 11, 2024
After decades of cheap rent, some Montreal artists being priced out of their studios
MONTREAL - Over the past 32 years, painter Frances Foster has seen the view from her studio window shift from old railway yards and rundown factories to trendy businesses, new residents and high-end c...
Feb 11, 2024
Pair of fourplexes to provide affordable housing options for Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - A pair of fourplexes are being built for Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) this year, promising homes for those with low to moderate incomes. Two, wood-frame fourplexes are planned to be built o...
Feb 11, 2024
Vancouver Island Race Series set to pit stop in Cedar
NANAIMO - Following stops in North Saanich and Cobble Hill in January, the Vancouver Island Race Series will make its way to Cedar for its third event in 2024 this weekend.Racers will start at Cedar E...
Feb 11, 2024