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Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on Canada to lead effort to oust Russia from G20
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants Russia expelled from the G20. The group's president, Alexandra Chyczij, has written to the prime minister asking him to lead a global campaign to expel R...
Jul 06, 2022

Quebec government lawyer defends police power to randomly stop vehicles
MONTREAL - A Quebec government lawyer is defending the power of police officers to make random traffic stops and is arguing that it's up to police forces to address racial profiling. Michel Dom is mak...
Jul 06, 2022

Coach Bob Bradley says Lorenzo Insigne's Toronto FC debut to be delayed by injury
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley says a calf injury will likely delay Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's debut until July 23. The former Napoli captain and fellow Italian Domenico Criscito have been waiting f...
Jul 06, 2022

Tornado touches down in west-central Sask.
A tornado touched down in Saskatchewan on Tuesday night after two separate tornado warnings were issued by Environment Canada.Meteorologist Brad Vrolijk said the twister touched down near Madison, a s...
Jul 06, 2022

A chronology of Patrick Brown's political career
A timeline of the ups and downs in Patrick Brown's political career: 1998: elected president of the Ontario PC Youth Association. 2000: elected as city councillor in Barrie, Ont. 2003: re-elected as B...
Jul 06, 2022

Edmonton Elks add Watson, Lyles and Scarlett to practice roster
EDMONTON - American linebacker Tre Watson has found a new home. Watson joined the Edmonton Elks practice roster Wednesday. He was released by Montreal on Monday after starting in the Alouettes' first ...
Jul 06, 2022

Biden tells with Griner's wife he's working to get her home
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged that he is working to win her release as soon as possible, the Whit...
Jul 06, 2022

July 4 shooting suspect charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police Tuesday as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree ...
Jul 06, 2022

Quebec caught between reducing arsenic emissions from factory and preserving 650 jobs
MONTREAL - Quebec's government is facing pressure to address the high levels of arsenic emitted from a copper foundry in a small northwestern city without sacrificing the factory's 650 jobs and the re...
Jul 06, 2022

CFL names Rourke, Powell and Robertson as its top players for June
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Saskatchewan running back Jamal Powell and Roughriders defensive lineman Pete Robertson were named the CFL's top performers for the month of June on Wed...
Jul 06, 2022