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Seattle Kraken fire coach Dave Hakstol after leading the franchise for its first 3 seasons
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dave Hakstol on Monday after the third-year franchise took a significant step back following a playoff appearance in their second season. Hakstol was a fi...
Apr 29, 2024

Understanding what's happening in space a top priority for Canadian Forces: commander
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Space Division says gaining awareness of what's going on outside our planet is one of his top priorities. Brig.-Gen. Michael Adamson made the commen...
Apr 29, 2024

Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and proc...
Apr 29, 2024

Canadian linebacker Charlie Moore retires after three seasons with Stampeders
CALGARY - Canadian linebacker Charlie Moore retired Monday following three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary selected Moore in the third round of the 2021 CFL draft. The former Calgary Dino...
Apr 29, 2024

New provincial funding to help boost Indigenous partnership in natural resource projects
The province is making a large investment to help grow Indigenous partnerships in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $400,000 investment in the First Na...
Apr 29, 2024

Maple Leafs sign forward Nikita Grebyonkin to entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nikita Grebyonkin to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Monday. The contract, which comes into effect immediately, carries...
Apr 29, 2024

Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban
MONTREAL - A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada. The F...
Apr 29, 2024

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study
Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds. Biologists have long thought the herds are menaced by wolves using cutlines a...
Apr 29, 2024

First Nations Power Authority signs MOU with SaskEnergy
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan and SaskEnergy is inked. The MOU intends to explore new energy sources for Indigenous communities and incr...
Apr 29, 2024

Ecuador announces complaint against Mexico at top UN court in diplomatic spat
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador announced Monday it has filed a complaint at the top U.N. court against Mexico over its decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which le...
Apr 29, 2024