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Canada's Sophie Jaques earns Patty Kazmaier Award in NCAA Division 1 hockey
DULUTH, Minn. - Toronto's Sophie Jaques has won the Patty Kazmaier Award that goes to the top player in women's NCAA Division 1 hockey. Jaques is the first Ohio State player to earn the honour and jus...
Mar 18, 2023
Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee
OTTAWA - Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that bl...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury wins final dual moguls World Cup title for third Crystal Globe
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury won the final dual moguls World Cup event of the year en route to claiming his third Crystal Globe this season on Saturday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., nat...
Mar 18, 2023
19-year-old charged with three counts of second-degree murder in Montreal stabbing
MONTREAL - The 19-year-old arrested Friday after three people were found stabbed to death in Montreal's Rosemont neighbourhood is facing three counts of second-degree murder. Arthur Galarneau appeared...
Mar 18, 2023
Six missing after blaze destroyed Old Montreal building, fire officials say
Montreal fire officials now say at least six people are missing after a blaze destroyed a building in the city's historic district Thursday. Investigators initially said one person was believed to be ...
Mar 18, 2023
Russia's Putin visits Crimea following war crimes warrant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula's annexation from Ukraine. Putin visited an art school and a child...
Mar 18, 2023
Active transportation back on the table for E&N Rail line
NANAIMO - The head of Friends of Rails to Trails Vancouver Island (FORT-VI) thinks the chances of a full-service rail line coming back to the E&N corridor are getting slimmer.Alastair Craighead sa...
Mar 18, 2023
Range of emotions for residents facing relocation over smelter in Rouyn-Noranda
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - An announcement this week that some 200 families would be relocated from a Rouyn-Noranda neighbourhood contaminated by smelter pollution was met with anxiety and concern for thos...
Mar 18, 2023
Critics allege group funded by Quebec government spreading transphobic views
MONTREAL - The Quebec government came under fire this week for funding a women's group that is alleged to have spread transphobic views and targeted trans activists online. On Thursday in the legislat...
Mar 18, 2023
Clippers lose battle of division leaders 9-2 to the Vees.
NANAIMO - The Clippers were dealt two major blows on the same day.A mid afternoon announcement from the team on March 17 explained head coach and general manager Colin Birkas had been temporarily susp...
Mar 18, 2023