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Former Quebec NDP MP Roméo Saganash charged with sexual assault in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - Winnipeg police say former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash has been charged with sexual assault. Police say they arrested Saganash on June 27 in relation to an allegation from May 1 in Winnipeg...
Aug 19, 2023

B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government's decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly access tools and implement measures to deal with the evolving...
Aug 19, 2023

Canada's Evan Dunfee places fourth in men's 20km race walk at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Evan Dunfee placed fourth in the men's 20-kilometre race walk at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. The 32-year-old Richmond, B.C., native set a national recor...
Aug 19, 2023

Toronto FC has high hopes for young South African international Cassius Mailula
TORONTO - While Toronto FC hopes South African international Cassius Mailula can make a difference this season, it's clear both parties have an eye to the future. For TFC, the 22-year-old forward repr...
Aug 19, 2023

The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 19, 2023

The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 19, 2023

Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind
Yellowknife veterinarian Michelle Tuma was having a hectic month even before an encroaching wildfire forced the mass evacuation of her home community. Nothing prepared her for the chaos of getting tho...
Aug 19, 2023

Buccaneers hope training camp is a springboard to success in 2023-24 VIJHL campaign
NANAIMO - There is a feeling of change around the Nanaimo Buccaneers.After just a combined six wins over the last two years, the Bucs will have a largely new roster, a new coach, and a new designation...
Aug 19, 2023

Sweden beats Australia to win another bronze medal at the Women's World Cup
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Sweden won yet another bronze medal at the Women's World Cup, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring Saturday in a clinical 2-0 win over tournament co-host Austra...
Aug 19, 2023

Veterans, advocates want to see changes at Veterans Affairs under new minister
OTTAWA - It's been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister...
Aug 19, 2023