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Vancouver Canucks winger Joshua set for season debut after cancer treatment
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua is set to make his season debut Thursday after missing time for cancer treatment. Head coach Rick Tocchet says Joshua will slot into the lineup Thurs...
Nov 14, 2024
Suspect wanted by policing following forcible confinement
RCMP from the Pierceland detachment are looking to find 42-year-old Lorne Singer from Big Island Lake Cree Territory after a woman was assaulted and confined at a home in the community. Singer is char...
Nov 14, 2024
Canada men expect challenges in Suriname series, from the heat to Dutch influence
After crossing swords with heavyweights like Argentina, France, the Netherlands and Uruguay this year, the Canadian men return to competitive CONCACAF action Friday with the opening leg of their Natio...
Nov 14, 2024
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned
OTTAWA - The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the gr...
Nov 14, 2024
Gradey Dick a bright spot as Raptors return to Toronto on five-game losing skid
TORONTO - It's even becoming tough for the usually sunny Darko Rajakovic to put a positive light on the Toronto Raptors' season. The Raptors lost all five games on a West Coast road trip. dropping Tor...
Nov 14, 2024
Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing demonstrators to keep distance
MONTREAL - A Montreal court is hearing final arguments today in a constitutional challenge of a Quebec law that requires protesters to stay 50 metres away from abortion clinics. The Quebec Life Coalit...
Nov 14, 2024
CBC, TSN/RDS return, Prime comes aboard as PWHL announces Canadian broadcast schedule
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League says all 90 games of its upcoming second regular season will be shown by its Canadian broadcast partners. The league announced its national broadcast p...
Nov 14, 2024
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase now that the demolition, primary excavation and abatement phase is complete. The renovation is...
Nov 14, 2024
Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts
The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says."Our outl...
Nov 14, 2024
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 mont...
Nov 14, 2024