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Canada's women's basketball coach LapeƱa signs extension through 2026 World Cup
EDMONTON - Canada Basketball has signed senior women's basketball coach Victor Lapea to a contract extension through the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, the organization announced Tuesday. Lapea has coac...
May 21, 2024

Cozens scores second of game in OT as Canada outlasts Czechia at hockey worlds
PRAGUE, Czechia - Dylan Cozens scored his second goal of the game short-handed in overtime as Canada held on for a 4-3 win over host Czechia on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Cozens pounced...
May 21, 2024

U.N. halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city
CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up ...
May 21, 2024

Freeland says government will introduce capital gains legislation before summer break
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government will introduce legislation to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains before the parliamentary summer break. The federal bu...
May 21, 2024

Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case
PHOENIX (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Arizona t...
May 21, 2024

Opposition push to oust Speaker for third time over Liberal post attacking Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives, backed by the Bloc Qubcois, are calling for the House Speaker to resign over what they say is yet another display of partisan behaviour. The accusation stems fro...
May 21, 2024

Federal Court certifies class-action lawsuit against military over mental health
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has certified another class-action lawsuit against the military, filed by a man who says he faced discrimination because of his mental health. Dan Thomas will represent plai...
May 21, 2024

Winnipeg trial hears admitted serial killer searched web for serial killer definition
WINNIPEG - The trial of man who has admitted to killing four women has heard he searched the internet to look up the definition of what it means to be a serial killer. A Winnipeg police analyst says o...
May 21, 2024

Cooler, wetter weather aids B.C. wildfire fight in northeast
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make progress in their firefight in the province's northeast where thousands of evacuees remain out of their ho...
May 21, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers reviewing tentative contract agreement
Teachers are getting their first look at the details of a tentative agreement this week after the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and province reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.The uni...
May 21, 2024