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Canada pledges $71 million in aid for Sudan, South Sudan and Central African Republic
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the...
May 3, 2023
Berlin police say 2 girls seriously wounded in school attack
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in an attack at a school in the south of the capital. Police said the victims were girls, ages 7 and 8 years. One is in a life...
May 3, 2023
Canada's Fernandez advances to women's doubles semifinals at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the women's doubles semifinals at the Madrid Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Czechia's B...
May 3, 2023
Lawyers charged by regulatory body after investigation into surveilling judge
WINNIPEG - Two lawyers are facing charges under the Law Society of Manitoba after the regulatory body investigated complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a cas...
May 3, 2023
Canada sanctions Iran morality police officers, prison and drone company
OTTAWA - Canada has slapped fresh sanctions on Iranian officials whom Ottawa blames for the arrest of Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked widespread anti-regime protests last September. Foreign Affairs M...
May 3, 2023
Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up call
A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged - growling and roaring - from a dumpster outside an elementary school. Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh w...
May 3, 2023
CSIS must inform MPs about all threats against them, no matter how credible: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's intelligence agencies are being directed to immediately inform MPs if there are any threats against them, regardless of whether the threats are con...
May 3, 2023
After overnight dress rehearsal, RCMP say they're ready to play key coronation role
Londoners up in the early hours of Wednesday morning were treated to a full dress rehearsal of King Charles' coronation procession -- including five RCMP members riding just ahead of the gold state co...
May 3, 2023
Russia says it foiled an alleged drone attack on Kremlin
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin decried t...
May 3, 2023
Players urge Canada Soccer members to vote for leadership change at annual meeting
The Canadian men's and women's soccer teams are urging change in Canada Soccer's leadership at the governing body's annual meeting this week in Saint John, N.B. In a letter to presidents of the provin...
May 3, 2023