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Statistics Canada to outline how job market fared in March
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the job market fared in March as communities loosened, then looked to tighten, public health restrictions. February's jobs numbers whipped past exp...
Apr 09, 2021

NDP aims to project unity, sincerity following internal dust-ups, extreme proposals
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal New Democrats will gather online Friday afternoon to kick off a three-day policy convention that has already exposed some internal party divisions.The 70 resolutions to b...
Apr 09, 2021

Angels win 7-5 in home opener for Florida-based Blue Jays
DENEDIN, Fla. - David Fletcher had a two-run single in the 11th inning. and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 7-5 on Thursday night in the first regular season game played at the Blue Jays' spring t...
Apr 08, 2021

South Korean tanker once held by Iran now on the move
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars held in Seoul was freed and sailed away early Friday, just hours ahead of furthe...
Apr 08, 2021

LaVine, Vucevic lead Bulls past Raptors, 122-113
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikola Vucevic and Zach Levine each scored 22 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 122-113 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. LaVine also had 15 assists...
Apr 08, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,...
Apr 08, 2021

Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to complete nine-game season sweep
OTTAWA - Devin Shore scored the winner and Mike Smith made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers completed a nine-game season sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 victory Thursday.Kailer Yamamoto and Jes...
Apr 08, 2021

Morrissey, Lewis, Ehlers and Copp score as Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets kicked off a five-game road trip in style Thursday night with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Josh Morrissey, Trevor Lewis, Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrew Copp score...
Apr 08, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. There are 1,036,023 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,036,023 confirmed cases (64,291 activ...
Apr 08, 2021

Police: Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business
BRYAN, Texas - A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arres...
Apr 08, 2021