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Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Brooke Henderson headlines a stacked field of golfers at this week's CPKC Women's Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has won four times in the Pacific Northwest and is eager to play...
Aug 22, 2023

Robinson completes 36-km swim between Missinipe and Stanley Mission
Nicole Robinson is calling a 36-kilometer swim between Missinipe and Stanley Mission one of the best days of her life. Robinson left the beach at Missinipe on Monday at 5:05 a.m. and arrived in Stanle...
Aug 22, 2023

An Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross ...
Aug 22, 2023

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and ...
Aug 22, 2023

Alouettes QB Cody Fajardo to return from injury Thursday vs. Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is set to return from injury this week against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Jason Maas confirmed on Tuesday. Fajardo had missed the last two games ...
Aug 22, 2023

Reduction of lab and X-ray services in La Ronge due to crisis in staffing
Outpatient lab and X-ray services at the La Ronge Health Centre are no longer available on Fridays starting Aug. 25.That's according to a public notice distributed last week, which stated the reductio...
Aug 22, 2023

Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Terri...
Aug 22, 2023

Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation settles century-old grievance with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in Saskatchewan has settled a specific claim with the federal government over nearly 20,000 acres of land. The nation north of Regina and the federal government ...
Aug 22, 2023

Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women
Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who say they were sterilized against their will. Two plaintiffs are leading the suit filed on behalf of all t...
Aug 22, 2023

B.C. woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose
KELOWNA - A British Columbia fire evacuee is looking for a solo firefighter she says saved her home from flames with a garden hose. Marnie Endersby has taken to social media to share her story in hope...
Aug 22, 2023