Author Archives:

Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Ci...
Aug 25, 2022

Montreal mayor says she supports police after city sees two murders in one day
Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is defending herself against accusations she doesn't support police officers, amid a spate of shootings in the city. Plante admits she can be criticized on many subjects b...
Aug 25, 2022

Progress of harvest in Saskatchewan matches five-year average
Harvest is right on schedule in Saskatchewan.According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is 16 per cent done in the province, matching the five-year average for this ...
Aug 25, 2022

Well-known lawyer Marie Henein to represent Dawn Walker
Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto-based lawyer, will be representing a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her own death and abducting her seven-year-old son.Dawn Walker is facing charges in Canada a...
Aug 25, 2022

Serena Williams’ 1st opponent at US Open is Danka Kovinic
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams' first opponent at what is expected to be the last tournament of her career, the U.S. Open, will be Danka Kovinic. Win that, and Williams could face No. 2 seed Anett Ko...
Aug 25, 2022

Canada will floor five NBA players in World Cup qualifier against Argentina
VICTORIA - Five NBA players highlight Canada's 12-man roster for the team's World Cup qualifying game Thursday night against Argentina. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Detroit Pis...
Aug 25, 2022

Canada Olympic bobsled gold medallist Justin Kripps retiring
Canadian Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is retiring. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announced in a Twitter post that the 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., was calling it a career, along with two o...
Aug 25, 2022

Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state's Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. James Coddington, 50, received a...
Aug 25, 2022

Aitchison condemns Lewis' Nuremberg email as 'dog whistle' to COVID vaccine critics
OTTAWA - Conservative party leadership candidate Scott Aitchison is condemning Leslyn Lewis' message to members last week about the Nuremberg Code and medical experimentation as nothing but a "dog whi...
Aug 25, 2022

Ukrainian nuke plant near fighting cut off from power grid
NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's nuclear power operator says the Zaporizhzhia plant has been cut off from the electricity grid for the first time after fires damaged the last remaining transmission l...
Aug 25, 2022