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RDN staff slammed by automated garbage anger, possible assault under police investigation
NANAIMO - Phone lines and tempers are heating up as automated garbage bins are delivered to 30,000 mid island households.The Regional District of Nanaimo's solid waste manager Larry Gardner said compl...
Aug 27, 2020
Tories ask speaking agency to release records on WE's payments to Trudeau family
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on a speaking agency through which WE Charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family to hand over all...
Aug 27, 2020
Rescuers poised to move in as Hurricane Laura still howls
LAKE ARTHUR, La. - Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border earl...
Aug 27, 2020
Study finds players who play in pride games use homophobic language less often
Athletes who have played in diversity-themed games that celebrate pride and inclusion use homophobic language less often than players who have not, accordi...
Aug 27, 2020
NBA protest, Quebec schools return and Hurricane Laura: In The News for Aug. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 27 ... What...
Aug 27, 2020
'Fiscal reckoning': Alberta to outline $20B-plus deficit in financial update
EDMONTON - Albertans are to get a look at the province's biggest deficit in history when the government releases its financial update today. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been warning that the...
Aug 27, 2020
Party leaders on New Brunswick's campaign trail scattered across province today
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's political party leaders are scattered across the province today for campaign announcements. Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs will be ...
Aug 27, 2020
Flyers give up 3-goal lead, recover to beat Islanders in OT
TORONTO - Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. The ...
Aug 26, 2020
Five MLS games called off as player protest racial injustice
Major League Soccer players boycotted five games Wednesday night in a collective statement against racial injustice. The action came after all three NBA playoff games were called off in a protest over...
Aug 26, 2020
WNBA games postponed following shooting of Jacob Blake
The WNBA postponed its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. The move came hours after the NBA decided to postpone its three playoff games with its player...
Aug 26, 2020