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A year into job as Hockey Canada chief, Henderson says hockey healthier
CALGARY - Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and hockey are headed in healthier directions since she stepped to the helm just over a year ago...
Sep 20, 2024
NDP ask competition watchdog to investigate potential rent-fixing by landlords
OTTAWA - The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States. The U.S. Justice Depa...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C. RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder was last see...
Sep 20, 2024
Toronto FC balances MLS playoff push against upcoming Canadian Championship final
Coach John Herdman finds himself between a rock and a hard place ahead of Toronto FC's game Saturday at the Colorado Rapids. With just four regular-season games remaining, eighth-place Toronto (11-16-...
Sep 20, 2024
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a n...
Sep 20, 2024
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024
Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a "monster' who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse went on throug...
Sep 20, 2024
Legacy, financial opportunity likely motivated Rogers for MLSE takeover: experts
TORONTO - Experts say rising team valuations and the desire to forge a legacy are likely at the heart of what motivated Rogers Communications Inc. executive chair Edward Rogers to bolster the company'...
Sep 20, 2024
Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. Franois Bonnardel was reacting to multip...
Sep 20, 2024