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Veteran skip Glenn Howard out indefinitely with left knee injury
Veteran skip Glenn Howard will be out of action indefinitely due to a left knee injury. Howard says his knee "seized up" over the weekend at the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic bonspiel in Penticto...
Dec 5, 2023
As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canada's broadcasting regulator should look into regulating Meta when the Online News Act comes into effect, as users find loopholes to share news on it...
Dec 5, 2023
Herdman remembers Sinclair's 'very, very special' game at London Olympics
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair's resume features a record-long list of goals and plenty of highlights, but perhaps none more memorable than the 2012 London Olympics semifinal against the United States...
Dec 5, 2023
Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom sidelined with fractured finger
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is sidelined with a fractured finger. The club says Markstrom, who left Monday's practice after injuring his right hand, doesn't require surgery and is week t...
Dec 5, 2023
Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he is considering options to get the extended family members of Canadians out of the embattled Gaza Strip. Most Canadians with extended family members in...
Dec 5, 2023
Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall
VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...
Dec 5, 2023
Sask. Party MLA addresses motel rates for Social Services clients
Saskatchewan Party MLA Gary Grewal spoke Monday for the first time since questions were raised about the motel he owns in Regina.In November, his motel was called out for charging higher rates for Min...
Dec 5, 2023
CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125 million budget shortfall.The public broadcast...
Dec 5, 2023
Canadian with family in Gaza calling on Ottawa to advocate more for its citizens
An Ontario man says he is desperate to get his two children and wife out of the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its offensive into southern areas of the besieged territory. Nael Alhalis, says his 13-...
Dec 5, 2023
Assembly of First Nations meeting kicks off as election of new national chief looms
A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations is kicking off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. The election of the organization's next national chief comes as membe...
Dec 5, 2023