Canada

Swore on video: Saskatchewan hockey player suspended for hit on goalie banned

YORKTON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player who was serving a suspension for rough play on a goaltender won't be playing for the rest of the season after appearing in a profanity-...

Oct 02, 2019

Crown says Boyle, accused of assault, made up self-serving nude protest story

OTTAWA - A federal prosecutor says former hostage Joshua Boyle lied about likening his wife's tendency to strip off her clothes to the nude protests of Russian dissenters who settled in western Canada...

Oct 02, 2019

Ex-hostage Joshua Boyle is hard to like but truthful, his lawyer tells court

OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle might seem arrogant and hard to like, but he tells the truth even when it is not to his advantage, the former hostage's lawyer insisted Monday. Lawrence Greenspon began closing a...

Oct 02, 2019

Voters in Northwest Territories elect newcomers, more women to legislature

YELLOWKNIFE - Voters in the Northwest Territories were willing to give newcomers a chance in a territorial election on Tuesday that was tough on incumbents. Seven politicians who were running again, i...

Oct 02, 2019

Scientists await necropsy results on right whale found in U.S. waters

HALIFAX - Scientists continue to wait for necropsy results that could help determine what killed a North Atlantic right whale whose badly decomposed carcass was found this month off Long Island, N.Y. ...

Oct 02, 2019

It's a long-necked boy! Calgary Zoo giraffe Emara finally a mother

CALGARY - A giraffe at the Calgary Zoo who was given hormone help to try to ensure a successful pregnancy is finally a mom. The zoo has posted on its Facebook page that Emara, an eight-year-...

Oct 02, 2019

Quebec premier apologizes to First Nations, Inuit for discrimination

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has apologized to First Nations and Inuit peoples for long-standing discrimination in their dealings with the province. Legault made the formal public apology today at ...

Oct 02, 2019

Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review

EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations. Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba ...

Oct 02, 2019

Jury to begin hearing evidence to determine if accused in N.B. shootings fit for trial

FREDERICTON - Jury selection is complete for a hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder. The 49-year-old Fredericton man is accused of killin...

Oct 02, 2019

Accidents and anguish as unwelcome guest arrives early on Prairies

CALGARY - Snow finally began to taper off in southern Alberta on Monday after an early winter wallop over the weekend that caused headaches for commuters and anguish for farmers. Environment...

Oct 02, 2019