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Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, making the st...
Mar 25, 2021
Canadian rider Michael Woods second in Stage 4 of Volta a Catalunya
Canadian rider Michael Woods finished second behind Colombian Esteban Chaves on Thursday in Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain.The 34-year-old from Ottawa who rides for the Israel Start-Up Nati...
Mar 25, 2021
Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February's winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people - nearly doubling the state's initial tally following one of the wor...
Mar 25, 2021
'My people need help:' Nunavut MP's report on housing decries living conditions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut member of Parliament says she won't forget the smell of mould that permeated through houses she visited across the territory last year. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq traveled to communiti...
Mar 25, 2021
AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...
Mar 25, 2021
Suspect caught in attack on Montreal police officer that led to wrongful arrest
Montreal police say a suspect is to appear in court Friday in connection with a January attack on one of their officers that saw a wrongfully accused Black man arrested and held for six days. Ali Ngar...
Mar 25, 2021
Canadian defensive back Patrice Rene to complete his NCAA football career at Rutgers
Patrice Rene's NCAA football career has come full circle. Five years ago, the Ottawa cornerback seriously considered attending Rutgers before ultimately enrolling at North Carolina. This off-season, R...
Mar 25, 2021
B.C. watchdog to investigate whether police broke the law in Glen Assoun case
HALIFAX - A police watchdog in British Columbia will investigate whether RCMP in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murde...
Mar 25, 2021
Five things to know about carbon pricing and the Supreme Court ruling
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada issued a 6-3 decision upholding the federal carbon price legislation Thursday. Here are five things to know about the decision and the carbon price. 1. What was th...
Mar 25, 2021
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021