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Artemis space mission to moon 'a stepping-stone' to Mars and beyond
The last time humans went to the moon, it was a destination.But when NASA's Artemis 1 mission launches Monday, the moon will be more of a way station."It's really to learn how we can go further," said...
Aug 28, 2022

South Africa's Paula Reto holds off Nelly Korda of the U.S. to win CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - South Africa's Paula Reto has won the CP Women's Open. Reto shot a final round of 4-under 67 to win the Canadian women's golf championship. That score lifted her over third round co-leaders N...
Aug 28, 2022

Quebec general election: Selection of quotes from party leaders on Day 1 of campaign
MONTREAL - Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3; here are a series of quotes from the leaders of the province's five major parties on Day 1 of the campaign. - Franois Lega...
Aug 28, 2022

Poulin, Bach spark Canada's scoring burst in 9-0 win over Japan in women's hockey
HERNING, Denmark - Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday's 9-0 win at the women's world hockey championship. B...
Aug 28, 2022

Canada invests $100 million into "historic" action plan for LGBTQ2S+ communities
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the...
Aug 28, 2022

Canada invests $100 million into "historic" action plan for LGBTQ2S+ communities
Canada is pledging $100 million to fund what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting as the country's first federal five-year plan to support LGBTQ communities. Trudeau says 75 per cent of the fundin...
Aug 28, 2022

What are the five major parties taking part in Quebec's provincial election?
MONTREAL - Quebec's election campaign began on Sunday and Quebecers will go to the polls on Oct. 3; here's a look at the five parties vying to form the province's next government. - Coalition Avenir Q...
Aug 28, 2022

Artemis space mission to moon 'a stepping-stone' to Mars and beyond
The last time humans went to the moon, it was a destination. But when NASA's Artemis 1 mission launches Monday, the moon will be more of a way station. "It's really to learn how we can go further," sa...
Aug 28, 2022

'From leaf to space': N.W.T. youth join NASA flight surveying climate change effects
YELLOWKNIFE - Two Northwest Territories youth joined NASA researchers aboard a Gulfstream III jet earlier this month as it soared above Great Slave Lake and parts of Nunavut and Alberta. "It was reall...
Aug 28, 2022

Two art heists, 50 years apart: expert says Canada is a 'soft target'
OTTAWA - It's not clear how they did it: was it a clandestine operation, carried out under the cloak of darkness? An elaborate ruse, designed to fool onlookers? Or something else? However it happened,...
Aug 28, 2022