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B.C.'s strong economy, inflation concerns part of fiscal picture, minister says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's strong economic performance will be a major part of today's fiscal update, but the finance minister says she'll also issue cautions about inflation pressures and rising i...
Nov 25, 2022

Laval's Mital named Hec Crighton Trophy winner after impressive U Sports campaign
LONDON, Ont. - Laval Rouge et Or receiver Kevin Mital was named the winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in U Sports football at the annual Vanier Cup all-Canadian awards b...
Nov 24, 2022

Canada through to Davis Cup semifinals with 2-1 win over Germany
MLAGA, Spain - Denis Shapovalov overcame a loss in the opening singles match and teamed with Vasek Pospisil in a deciding doubles victory as Canada advanced to the semifinals of the Davis Cup with a 2...
Nov 24, 2022

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe
Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...
Nov 24, 2022

Carol Todd worries Dutch man who harassed daughter Amanda may not serve sentence
Carol Todd is worried the Dutch man convicted of harassing and extorting her teenage daughter, Amanda, who later died by suicide, may not serve any of the 13-year sentence handed to him by a British C...
Nov 24, 2022

Interim Tory leader concerned about engaging 'Freedom Convoy' protesters: PMO staff
OTTAWA - Evidence submitted at a public inquiry suggests the Conservative party's former interim leader, Candice Bergen, privately expressed concerns about engaging with protesters from the "Freedom C...
Nov 24, 2022

History repeating on Canadian men's downhill ski team
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Canadians climbing the men's downhill racing ladder as a group and challenging European domination is a familiar script. Canada is coming off a season in which three men reached t...
Nov 24, 2022

LLRIB members eligible for $300 COVID assistance cheque
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band announced Thursday all members 18 and older are eligible to receive a $300 COVID assistance cheque. The notice states the $300 cheques will begin to be distributed Dec. 1....
Nov 24, 2022

Crying Neymar injures ankle during Brazil's World Cup win
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Brazil forward Neymar had ice taped to his ankle and was crying on the bench after being substituted in the team's 2-0 win over Serbia at the World Cup on Thursday. Neymar injured...
Nov 24, 2022

Preserving a 'dark past': University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools
CALGARY - A new project from the University of Calgary's Taylor Family Digital Library is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. In consultation with Indigenous communities, ...
Nov 24, 2022