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Nutella discounts spark chaos in French supermarkets
PARIS - Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted jars of chocolate and hazelnut spread. Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets ac...
Jan 26, 2018
Admin clarifies, again, travel ban rules for legal residents
WASHINGTON - Legal permanent U.S. residents from seven countries whose citizens are covered by a three-month American travel ban won’t need special permission to come back to the United States a...
Feb 01, 2017
Trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers not about their political beliefs, Crown says
"Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are not trial for their political beliefs, a Crown prosecutor told an Ottawa courtroom Tuesday.Rather, they must answer to charges re...
Sep 05, 2023
CF Montreal puts on a show, defeating Toronto FC 4-2 in MLS season opener
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - CF Montreal, carving open Toronto FC's defence, cruised to a 4-2 win over its Canadian rival in their Major League Soccer season opener Saturday. The game was a matchup of new ...
Apr 17, 2021
Fred Light Museum's Family Fun Day carries on in style despite rain
Families didn't seem to mind a little rain in Battleford Friday as many came out to take part in the Fred Light Museum's Family Fun Day event. Museum manager, Bernadette Leslie, was glad to see so muc...
Aug 05, 2022
$400M fund, tax changes, local news service urged to help restore Canada's media
OTTAWA - Taxing Google and Facebook, reining in the CBC and spending $100 million in taxpayer dollars to foster healthy journalism would help a struggling media sector ferret out “fake news̶...
Jan 26, 2017
US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
WASHINGTON - Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4 per cent last month, slowing down from a solid 1 per cent gain in December, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Overall sales likely pulled...
Feb 15, 2017
Five Things To Know: Canadian pitcher James Paxton's no-hitter
TORONTO - Mariners pitcher James Paxton threw a no-hitter to lead Seattle to a 5-0 shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The product of Ladner, B.C., became the first Canadian to pitch a ...
May 09, 2018
Judge again halts high-capacity magazine sales in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Friday halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale f...
Apr 06, 2019
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each ...
Aug 18, 2021