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CFL suspends Stampeders linebacker Judge for one game following incident with Lions
TORONTO - Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge received a one-game suspension from the CFL on Tuesday for a post-game altercation involving B.C. Lions receiver Lucky Whitehead. The incident happened Satu...
Sep 20, 2022

Métis language program now across Sask.
Students across the province will be able to learn both Michif and Cree as the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) expands its early language program. Another six school divisions will partner with MN-S s...
Sep 20, 2022

AP source: MacKinnon signs 8-year deal, highest paid in NHL
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL's salary cap era. MacKinnon, who just turned 27 earlier this month, signed an eight-year contract th...
Sep 20, 2022

QuickSketch: A look at Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime
MONTREAL - A look at ric Duhaime, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec. Born: April 15, 1969, in Montreal. Early years: An only child, Duhaime grew up in the Montreal suburb of Laval. His mother...
Sep 20, 2022

Media set to return to NHL locker rooms for first time since March 2020
Trevor Zegras had no idea things were done any other way. The slick, camera-friendly centre with a toolbox full of on-ice tricks made his NHL debut for the Anaheim Ducks in February 2021 as the NHL na...
Sep 20, 2022

Longtime NHL defenceman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as a Boston Bruin
BOSTON - Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenceman from Slovakia is calling ...
Sep 20, 2022

Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is 'settled'
QUEBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is apologizing for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Legault says...
Sep 20, 2022

Maple Leafs add Dairy Farmers of Ontario logo to jerseys for upcoming season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will sport a "Milk" patch on their jersey this season after reaching a partnership with Dairy Farmers of Ontario. The multi-year agreement comes into effect as the NH...
Sep 20, 2022

Iranian official says 3 killed in unrest over woman's death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The governor of Iran's Kurdistan province says three people were killed in the unrest that erupted over the death of a Kurdish woman who was being held by the countr...
Sep 20, 2022

Lobster and crab harvesters push back against 'red list' meant to help right whales
Canadian lobster and crab harvesters say the recent addition of crustaceans to a so-called "red list" of seafood to avoid is disappointing. The harvesters are reacting to a report by California-based ...
Sep 20, 2022