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Alberta premier says she will no longer comment on Crown prosecutor controversy
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted. Smith has told a news conference that her government is c...
Apr 03, 2023
Fire alarm blamed for 10 minutes of beeping during remote Blue Jays radio broadcast
A fire alarm was to blame for 10 minutes of beeping noises that could be heard during Sportsnet's remote call of the Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcast over the weekend. Blue Jays v...
Apr 03, 2023
Ottawa may have to adjust future help for Ukrainian refugees: immigration minister
CALGARY - Canada may have to consider updating future supports for Ukrainians seeking refuge from war, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Monday. "I've been hearing from provinces and from ...
Apr 03, 2023
Olympian, former Canada basketball player Greg Francis dead at 48
TORONTO - Former Canadian men's basketball national team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48. Canada Basketball confirmed the news on Monday. Francis competed for Canada at both...
Apr 03, 2023
Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place re...
Apr 03, 2023
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital employees, died ...
Apr 03, 2023
Maine ice disk on frozen lake measures 541 meters across
MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) - Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, reclaiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. With a dia...
Apr 03, 2023
Downtown Vancouver office vacancy breaks 10% for first time since 2004: Avison Young
VANCOUVER - Avison Young says Vancouver's downtown office vacancy rate has hit 10 per cent for the first time in almost 20 years. The real estate firm says the first quarter of this year brought Vanco...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. Lions donate over $300,000 to amateur football in the province
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions made a donation of $309,435.07 to amateur football in the province Monday. The donation is the result of 50/50 proceeds from last season. The amount is a single-season recor...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced a multibillion-dollar plan to construct more homes as quickly as possible in an attempt to build its way out of the housing crisis. The so-cal...
Apr 03, 2023