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Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley voted to US Soccer Hall
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were elected Saturday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame and will be inducted May 6 along with Lauren Cheney Holiday. Vote totals were no...
Nov 26, 2022

Yellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents and city staff in the Northwest Territories capital are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of snow. Longtime Yellowknifer and former territorial politician Kieron Testart ...
Nov 26, 2022

Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island
MILAN (AP) - Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that left as many as 12 people missing as it cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing ...
Nov 26, 2022

Is Radon secretly hiding in your home?
It's an odourless, colourless chemical that may be in your home without you knowing it.Throughout November, Lung Saskatchewan has been raising awareness of the dangers of Radon during Radon Action Mon...
Nov 26, 2022

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Tsai offered her resignation ...
Nov 26, 2022

IRCC finds no fault in AIDS summit visa debacle, amid fear of December repeat
OTTAWA - With Canada set to host a major international summit next month, advocates are warning about a possible repeat of issues that prevented some African delegates from attending a conference in M...
Nov 26, 2022

Don't have a cow: Senator's legen-dairy speech draws metaphor from bovine caper
OTTAWA - Haven't you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Svre, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth. Promptin...
Nov 26, 2022

Morrissey scores in OT, Jets beat Stars, Robertson 5-4
DALLAS (AP) - Red-hot Jason Robertson tied it for Dallas with two goals in the last 2:12 of regulation, but Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Jets a 5-4 victory ove...
Nov 25, 2022

Canada's world bronze medallists Gilles, Poirier leaders after short dance at Espoo
ESPOO, Finland - Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating's ISU Grand Prix Espoo. The world bronze medallists scored 87.80 points Friday for thei...
Nov 25, 2022

Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North
DETTAH, N.W.T. - The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to rec...
Nov 25, 2022