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Young qualifies for Brier with 8-6 win over Smith in Newfoundland and Labrador final
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Nathan Young defeated Greg Smith 8-6 on Sunday to win the Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard and qualify for the Tim Hortons Brier. Young scored three points in the eighth end and ma...
Jan 29, 2023

Hazel McCallion, former longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dies at 101
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Hazel McCallion, who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, died Sunday morning after a brief bout...
Jan 29, 2023

Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match
Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life - Welsh soccer club Wrexham - put the movie star on an emotional roller-coaster Sunda...
Jan 29, 2023

Roughly 35 ‘sextortion’ reports since November, says ICE co-ordinator
Parents should speak to their children about the dangers of the internet, according to Saskatchewan police.Especially about what police like to call "sextortion" schemes."Sextortion" describes an onli...
Jan 29, 2023

Reactions following the death of longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion, a political firebrand who served 36 years as mayor of Mississauga, Ont., died on Sunday at the age of 101. Reactions, recollections and condolences have poured in from numerous public...
Jan 29, 2023

Georgia's Bennett arrested in Texas for public intoxication
DALLAS (AP) - Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, was arrested early Sunday after police said he was intoxicated and banging on do...
Jan 29, 2023

Canadian short-track speedskater Brunelle wins silver at world juniors
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian speedskater Florence Brunelle capped her junior career on Sunday by winning a silver medal at the world junior short track championships. Brunelle, from Trois-Rivieres, Que...
Jan 29, 2023

Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title
SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) - A shake of the head, lips pouting... but then all smiles. Mikaela Shiffrin was quick to take the positives after realizing she had to wait for at least five more...
Jan 29, 2023

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G for 2nd win in 2 days
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Swiss skier Marco Odermatt overcame a tricky course setting to win a men's World Cup super-G Sunday for his second victory in two days, just over a week before the star...
Jan 29, 2023

Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding a...
Jan 29, 2023