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US Vice President Vance to join his wife on Friday trip to Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. "We're going to ch...
Mar 25, 2025

Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan with gold in sight at figure skating worlds
With the top of the podium closer than ever, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are keeping to the same tried and true script. Canada's top ice dancers head into this week's world figure skating championsh...
Mar 25, 2025

B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that ...
Mar 25, 2025
‘It’s not a fun day’: Watford, Butler among Roughrider cuts
The Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed their final cuts heading into the 2019 CFL regular season, with quarterback David Watford and defensive back Crezdon Butler among them.Teams across the league had...
Mar 25, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president's executive order halting the nation's refugee...
Mar 25, 2025

Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues
OTTAWA - Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war. Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to...
Mar 25, 2025

Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Police released video footage and 911 emergency calls Tuesday depicting chilling scenes of people running in panic as gunfire crackled in a New Mexico park where three people w...
Mar 25, 2025

Iran qualifies for the 2026 World Cup after a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan
Iran qualified for the 2026 World Cup after Mehdi Taremi scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan on Tuesday. The point takes Iran to a fourth straight appearance at the World Cup and a seventh over...
Mar 25, 2025

Woman charged in Prince Albert's first homicide of 2025
A charge of second degree murder has been laid in connection to a man's death in Prince Albert on Monday. Alisha Sky Ross appeared Tuesday morning at provincial court and was remanded to Wednesday. In...
Mar 25, 2025

Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
CALGARY - A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert. Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the...
Mar 25, 2025