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Judge indefinitely halts deportation of 1,400-plus Iraqis
DETROIT - A federal judge on Monday indefinitely stopped the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqis who fear physical harm if kicked out of the U.S., the latest in a series of decisions in favour of th...
Jul 25, 2017
Collaboration between U.S. and drug companies could benefit Canada: scientist
VANCOUVER - A scientist says a public-private partnership aimed at developing medications that would combat overdose deaths in the United States could potentially help chronic drug users in Canada. Dr...
May 31, 2017
Detroit pitcher Turnbull throws no-hitter as Tigers beat Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE - Spencer Turnbull pitched the fifth no-hitter in the majors already this season, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.Turnbull, who led the b...
May 19, 2021
Shiffrin takes win No. 77 to move within 5 of Vonn's record
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin's first speed race weekend of the women's World Cup season went so well, she believes it might make her even faster in her core technical events, too. T...
Dec 18, 2022
Canada jumps two spots to No. 5 in FIBA men's basketball rankings
MIES - Canada has risen two spots in the FIBA men's basketball rankings, despite failing to medal at the Paris Olympics. FIBA released the new rankings Thursday, with Canada moving up to No. 5. The Ca...
Aug 15, 2024
Study says no firm estimate on costs to raise a family a problem for government
OTTAWA - Jessica Wesley has been a mom for all of two months, but she and her husband are already thinking that one child might be all their finances can handle. As her Toronto family confronts loomin...
Mar 07, 2017
Nova Scotia plans 'modest' start on marijuana sales -- just nine stores
HALIFAX - Cannabis will be sold at only nine Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation stores when the drug is officially legalized in July, the province announced Tuesday. Pot will be sold at four outlets in th...
Jan 30, 2018
Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in the province.According to a media release, the SHA is instructing those who were at the locations on the...
Oct 16, 2020
Animal advocates challenge Connecticut's dog death penalty
HARTFORD, Conn. - A federal judge is being asked to decide whether Connecticut has violated the rights of dog owners by holding animals deemed dangerous for years on what amounts to a canine death row...
Jul 11, 2017
Canadian attacked with machete in Thailand in stable condition
CHUMPHON, Thailand - Police in Thailand have arrested two men accused of slashing a Canadian man with a machete while trying to steal a gold necklace from his female companion last week. The Bangkok P...
Feb 22, 2017