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North Stars host Weyburn for Game 1 of Playoffs
Game 1 of the playoffs kicks off Friday for the Battlefords North Stars, as the team welcome the Weyburn Red Wings to town to open their first-round best-of-seven series.Team OutlookThe North Stars ar...
Mar 17, 2023

EMBM, JPII Carnaval Chez Nous wraps up a success
cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand (EMBM) and John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) French immersion students took part in Carnaval Chez Nous over the past couple of weeks to celebrate French culture first-hand....
Mar 17, 2023

B.C. man arrested for allegedly wielding syringe with needle attached to toy arrow
NANAIMO - Police say they have arrested a man in Nanaimo, B.C., who was allegedly threatening people with a toy bow and arrow that had a syringe with a needle attached to the arrow's tip. Mounties say...
Mar 17, 2023

Toronto FC feeling the frustration of early-season injuries, blown leads
TORONTO - It's early in the MLS season, but frustration is growing at Toronto FC. Injuries to key personnel have denied coach Bob Bradley a chance to field his first-choice team. Toronto (0-1-2) has l...
Mar 17, 2023

NBA fines Grizzlies' Brooks $35k for shoving camera person
NEW YORK - The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$35,000 on Friday for shoving a camera person on the sideline after chasing a loose ball in a loss in Miami. Joe Dumars, the NB...
Mar 17, 2023

'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and he's asked Canada's intelligence agency...
Mar 17, 2023

Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane to appear before Heritage Committee
It's Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane's turn Monday to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. Cochrane will be accompanied by Canada Soccer board members Pau...
Mar 17, 2023

Mass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck
AMQUI, Que. - A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Grald Charest and Jean L...
Mar 17, 2023

Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer Sa...
Mar 17, 2023

Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...
Mar 17, 2023