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Parliament returns with Liberals focused on Ukraine, Tories trained on carbon price
OTTAWA - The Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill back up for debate and pressure the Conservatives to support it as MPs return to the House of Commons today following the ...
Jan 29, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to probe thorny questions on secrecy as hearings begin
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference begins a week of hearings today on the preliminary point of how to handle the shroud of official secrecy around the controversial issue. The inquir...
Jan 29, 2024
Ceremony to honour memory of those killed in 2017 Quebec City mosque attack
QUEBEC - A ceremony commemorating the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque is scheduled to take place today. Six Muslim men were killed and five others wounded when a gunman burst into the Quebe...
Jan 29, 2024
NHL roundup: Schenn scores in OT, Blues beat Kings 4-3 for fifth straight win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brayden Schenn scored 1:04 into overtime to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday for their season-best fifth consecutive win. Jordan Kyrou had one goal an...
Jan 28, 2024
Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak appointed to fill Ontario Senate vacancy
OTTAWA - Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak is the latest addition to Canada's Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office announced the appointment today, describing Al Zaibak as a community ...
Jan 28, 2024
Woman injured in back-to-back alleged hit-and-runs in Coquitlam, B.C., police say
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help in identifying two separate drivers suspected of hitting the same pedestrian in alleged hit-and-run crashes. A statement f...
Jan 28, 2024
Lawes books Hearts ticket with 9-8 win over Peterson in Manitoba final
MORDEN, Man. - Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes defeated Beth Peterson 9-8 on Sunday to win the Manitoba women's curling championship and book her spot in the national championship next month in Calgary. The ...
Jan 28, 2024
Saddiq Bey's last-second dunk gives Hawks 126-125 win over Raptors
ATLANTA (AP) - Saddiq Bey dunked in a Trae Young miss with 1.1 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 126-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. It was the fifth straight loss for the ...
Jan 28, 2024
Korda rallies to win hometown event, beats Ko in playoff
BRADENTON, Fla, (AP) - Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko's LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff aft...
Jan 28, 2024
Bodies of victims in B.C. heli-skiing crash recovered: company president
The head of the heli-skiing company that was involved in a fatal crash north of Terrace, B.C., last Monday says the three victims' bodies have been recovered. A statement from John Forrest, president ...
Jan 28, 2024