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As border blockade persists, Canadians fear a pretext for more U.S. protectionism
WASHINGTON - Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the most fragile links in the vital North American supply chain - a link that has nothing to do with transport trucks, ...
Feb 11, 2022
Superior Court to consider border protest injunction today
WINDSOR, Ont. - An Ontario Superior Court justice is set to hear an application today for an injunction that would bar protesters from blocking the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont. T...
Feb 11, 2022
Capitals ruin St. Louis’ first game as interim coach with 5-2 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Martin St. Louis effect didn't give the Montreal Canadiens a first win since Jan. 18 but Montreal's new interim head coach liked the fight his new team gave him. Despite a 5-2 loss to t...
Feb 10, 2022
Hanifin leads Flames in 5-2 win over Maple Leafs
CALGARY - Led by Noah Hanifin's goal and an assist, the Calgary Flames erupted for four goals in the second period on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, extending Calgary's winning st...
Feb 10, 2022
Trent has 42; Raptors push streak to 8 with win over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 42 points, and the Toronto Raptors pushed their season-high winning streak to eight games with a 139-120 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday...
Feb 10, 2022
DeSmith, Penguins shutout Senators, Crosby still seeks 500 goals
OTTAWA - Casey DeSmith made 26 saves and Jeff Carter scored the game's winning goal Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Carter scored in the second perio...
Feb 10, 2022
Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's puppy Commander will make his TV debut on Super Bowl Sunday. The German shepherd and Biden's wife, Jill, will appear in a commercial airing before Sunday's broa...
Feb 10, 2022
Census data shows population decrease on and off-reserve in La Ronge, increase in Air Ronge
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson doesn't believe newly released data by Statistics Canada is correct when it comes to on-reserve populations.Some of the data collected during ...
Feb 10, 2022
Vancouver Canucks name Hall of Famer Cammi Granato assistant GM
VANCOUVER - Cammi Granato has been watching the Vancouver Canucks for years. As a pro scout for the Seattle Kraken - the first female scout in NHL history - she spent ample time in the press box at Va...
Feb 10, 2022
Montreal police officers handed 30-day suspensions for racial profiling in 2017
MONTREAL - A Black man who was racially profiled by Montreal police during a stop in 2017 says the 30-day suspensions recently imposed by the ethics commission on two officers is significant but not n...
Feb 10, 2022