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Canada bringing back mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at main airports
OTTAWA - The federal government says mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at its four main airports will start again next week. Ottawa paused the random testing of vaccinated travellers ent...
Jul 14, 2022

Elections Canada fines 14 candidates for violations during 2019 election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada has issued 14 fines related to campaign fundraising and finances during the 2019 federal election. Independent candidate Archie MacKinnon's official agent, Martin Pickup, was...
Jul 14, 2022

Cross-examination of N.S. killer's spouse could promote conspiracy theories: lawyer
HALIFAX - The lawyer who represents the spouse of the man responsible for Canada's worst mass shooting says there are good reasons why his client will not face cross-examination when she testifies at ...
Jul 14, 2022

Battlefords local making most of Canada Cup experience
North Battleford's Logan Stolz is in the midst of a week to remember, representing the province in the gridiron on the national stage. A member of the Saskatchewan's U18 team at the 25th Football Cana...
Jul 14, 2022

Canadiens sign first-round pick Filip Mesar to entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed 2022 first-round pick Filip Mesar to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Canadiens selected the 18-year-old Slovak forward 26th overall, at the 2022 N...
Jul 14, 2022

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard waves right to bail hearing in Quebec sex crime case
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is waiving his right to a bail hearing in Quebec where he faces two sex-related charges. Defence lawyer Laurence Juillet told the Quebec court that the a...
Jul 14, 2022

NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he h...
Jul 14, 2022

NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he h...
Jul 14, 2022

Andreescu's comeback continues at site of her 2019 Canadian Open title
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu's comeback story will continue on familiar ground when she competes at the upcoming National Bank Open at Toronto's Sobeys Stadium. The Mississauga, Ont., native was in atte...
Jul 14, 2022

Toronto Raptors sign forward Justin Champagnie to multi-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Justin Champagnie to a multi-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to multiple media reports the contract is for two year...
Jul 14, 2022