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Trudeau returns to Ottawa as MPs get set to vote on non-confidence motion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Parliament get set for a vote that could - but likely won't - bring down his minority government. Conservative Leader Pierr...
Sep 25, 2024
B.C. party leaders talk mining promises on campaign trail
British Columbia's New Democrats and Conservatives issued their plans for the mining industry while campaigning in the province's resource-rich communities. Both NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative ...
Sep 25, 2024
Complainant to continue testimony in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - The woman who alleges that Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard sexually assaulted her in June 2016 is set to continue her testimony in court today. Crown prosecutors said Tuesday that j...
Sep 25, 2024
Canucks lean on special teams in 3-1 pre-season win over Kraken
VANCOUVER - A pair of power-play goals propelled the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 pre-season victory over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Nils Hoglander and Filip Hronek scored with the man adva...
Sep 24, 2024
Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings
TORONTO - The Boston Red Sox kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory in 10 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Red Sox reliever Chris Martin earned ...
Sep 24, 2024
Ostapchuk's short-handed goal helps Senators tip Leafs 2-1
OTTAWA - Zack Ostapchuk's short-handed goal at 12:36 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL pre-season action on Tue...
Sep 24, 2024
Canadiens beat Devils 3-0, earn back-to-back shutouts to start pre-season
MONTREAL - Michael Pezzetta scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Tuesday, earning back-to-back shutouts to open the NHL pre-season. Nick Suzuki also scored and ...
Sep 24, 2024
Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84
OTTAWA - Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau's government, has died at 84. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in a statement announcing the death that Fox was ...
Sep 24, 2024
Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man who had waived his right to appeal his death sentence was put to death Tuesday evening for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago, one of five executio...
Sep 24, 2024
Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell 'street disorder' in Gastown
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve public safety in the Gastown neighbourhood. Sim says they'll work with the Vancouver Police Department to establi...
Sep 24, 2024