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Carney, Canada's premiers to gather for meetings in Saskatchewan in June
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatchewan on June 1 and 2.Ford, who took part in a conference call with Carney and the other p...
May 07, 2025

Canadian women's futsal team celebrates CONCACAF triumph in first-ever outing
When Esther Brossard found out Canada was launching a women's futsal team, the 18-year-old wrote to newly appointed coach Alexandre Da Rocha to put her hand up. "She said 'I just want to tell you I've...
May 07, 2025

Court can weather suggestion accused spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail': Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won't be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should "spend...
May 07, 2025

Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
TORONTO - Canada's largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes ...
May 07, 2025

BUH Radiothon returns May 9 with $400K goal to boost diagnostic care
When it comes to diagnosing infections faster and improving patient outcomes, every second counts, says Leanne Ducommun, executive director of the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation. This yea...
May 07, 2025

Argonauts rookie offensive lineman Pyle in familiar setting at University of Guelph
Ethan Pyle is starting his pro football career in familiar surroundings. The Canadian offensive lineman opened the Toronto Argonauts' rookie camp Wednesday at Guelph University's Alumni Stadium. That'...
May 07, 2025

Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became...
May 07, 2025

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three former Memphis were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023...
May 07, 2025

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...
May 07, 2025

Onion Lake on evacuation standby due to wildfire
Residents of the Harlan Road area on Onion Lake Cree Nation are currently on evacuation standby due to a wildfire in the area. The fire started around 6:00 p.m. on May 4 and due to dry weather conditi...
May 07, 2025