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B.C. First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former residential school
SECHELT, B.C. - The shishalh Nation on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast says ground-penetrating radar has identified what are believed to be 40 unmarked graves of children on or near the site of the ...
Apr 20, 2023

Tornadoes kill 3 in central US; new storms possible Thursday
COLE, Okla. (AP) - Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday. Two deaths we...
Apr 20, 2023

Video Game and Pop Culture Collectors' Show coming to N.B.
If you have an interest in video games and hard-to-find collectible items, this will be an event you'll want to attend. Organizer Colton Schmidt is hosting the Video Game and Pop Culture Collectors' S...
Apr 20, 2023

Health Canada announces recall of faulty sledgehammers
Several models of Stanley and DeWalt fibreglass sledgehammers are being recalled because the heads may come off.In a recall notice issued Thursday, Health Canada said the hammers' heads "can loosen pr...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada's Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron's skin for Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Calling the NBA's all-time leading scorer - regular season and playoffs - old and just another player might not seem very smart to most folks. For Dillon Brooks, that's just the ...
Apr 20, 2023

B.C. stores broke privacy laws on facial ID technology, privacy commissioner says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy commissioner says Canadian Tire stores that used facial recognition technology didn't adequately notify their customers and didn't get consent to collect the pers...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada's EV battery contract with Volkswagen could be worth more than $13 billion
OTTAWA - German auto giant Volkswagen has secured an exclusive contract with Canada that could be worth more than $13 billion over the next 10 years to build an electric-vehicle battery plant in south...
Apr 20, 2023

'A tough loss': Maple Leafs moving on minus suspended forward Michael Bunting
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are moving on minus Michael Bunting. They don't have any other choice. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe and his players were largely tight-lipped about the three-game suspens...
Apr 20, 2023

Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' tunnel in capital
QUEBEC - A parade of government ministers took turns today issuing sorrowful regrets for breaking a major election promise to build a multi-purpose vehicle tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shor...
Apr 20, 2023

Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans
OTTAWA - A parliamentary health committee is weighing the need for new legislation that would force the Pubic Health Agency of Canada to table its plans to prevent and prepare for future pandemics in ...
Apr 20, 2023