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PWHL continues quest to transform women's pro hockey in Season 2
Less scrambling and more planning has gone into the Professional Women's Hockey League's second season that starts Saturday. The PWHL embarks on another campaign with more elements of a pro league in ...
Nov 26, 2024

Trump's tariff threat a grim reminder of turbulent trade in first administration
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump threatened the United States's closest neighbours with big tariffs this week, in a move that has reminded many of the unpredictable tactics the president-elect deployed durin...
Nov 26, 2024

Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps lead Canadian contingent into Grand Prix final
OTTAWA - Reigning pairs world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will lead Canada's contingent into next week's ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Stellato-Dudek, who is from Ch...
Nov 26, 2024

Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing
MIAMI (AP) - Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn't attend a court h...
Nov 26, 2024

Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to ...
Nov 26, 2024

Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing
MIAMI (AP) - Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn't attend a court h...
Nov 26, 2024

Quick quotes: How Canada is reacting to Trump's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff
OTTAWA - Here's how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: "The fact is we need ...
Nov 26, 2024

A fugitive wanted in the US on terror charges is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the run
LONDON (AP) - A suspect wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area appeared in a London courtroom Tuesday after being captured following a 20-year run from the law, officials said. ...
Nov 26, 2024

B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...
Nov 26, 2024

Shipping container of teddy bears pulled out of river near Montreal
MONTREAL - A shipping container full of teddy bears that fell into the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal over the weekend has been successfully removed. An employee with the company Urgence...
Nov 26, 2024