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Students and staff inside Quebec junior college ordered by police to shelter in place
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - A junior college south of Montreal is under lockdown as local police carry out an operation. Cgep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is ordering students and staff to barricade ...
Nov 11, 2022

Lenarduzzi came close in '86. Who will end Canada's World Cup drought in Qatar?
Thirty-six years later, Bob Lenarduzzi still laments the scoring chance he missed at the World Cup. In 1986, the bookmakers laid long odds on Canada getting a goal in Mexico. And they were proved righ...
Nov 11, 2022

Radio Waves: Back to normal for most NHL/NBA radio broadcasters — but not everyone
TORONTO - Just like the teams they follow, radio broadcast crews around the NHL and NBA are essentially back to normal after a couple years of pandemic-related challenges. A few outliers remain on the...
Nov 11, 2022

Remembrance Day ceremonies in Battlefords and Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake, Battleford, and North Battleford are all planning in-person ceremonies for Remembrance Day this year. Here's a list of where and when you can pay your respect.Meadow Lake10:15 a.m. at the...
Nov 11, 2022

Russia claims all troops gone from city in southern Ukraine
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry says it has finished pulling out its troops from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. In a statement carrie...
Nov 11, 2022

Belgium stabbing suspect was on list of potential extremists
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian authorities said Friday that a lone assailant who killed one police officer and wounded another in a stabbing attack had been on a list of potential extremists. The suspect, wh...
Nov 11, 2022

Former Supreme Court judge tabbed to help settle several 'Havana Syndrome' claims
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell will mediate claims against the federal government from nine family members of Canadian diplomats who suffered unexplained ailments in Cuba. The d...
Nov 11, 2022

Guilbeault optimistic about targets even as Canada's emissions rebound post-pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year as the return to no...
Nov 11, 2022

Trudeau en route to Southeast Asia for summits aimed at deeper Indo-Pacific ties
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Southeast Asia for a series of summits aimed at deepening Canada's presence in the Indo-Pacific. He is joined by Trade Minister Mary Ng and Foreign Affairs...
Nov 11, 2022

Canadians prepare to mark Remembrance Day at ceremonies across the country
OTTAWA - Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country today to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada. This year will mark a full retu...
Nov 11, 2022