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Golden Knights fire Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach Peter DeBoer after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon made the announcement Mo...
May 16, 2022

Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country. Borne, 61, succeeds Jean Castex, whose resignation was expe...
May 16, 2022

Coroner's inquest begins into 2020 police shooting of Indigenous woman in N.B.
FREDERICTON - A jury of three women and two men has been chosen in the coroner's inquest into the death of Chantel Moore - a 26-year-old Indigenous woman fatally shot during a wellness check by police...
May 16, 2022

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price named finalist for Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is one of three finalists for the 2022Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance...
May 16, 2022

Ottawa's Terry Fox statue to move to make way for new parliamentary building
OTTAWA - The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to make way for a new building to house MPs and senators, committee rooms and an Indigenous Peoples' space. The planned ...
May 16, 2022

GPLT unveils schedule for 60th anniversary season
January 2023 will mark the 60th anniversary of the formation of what is now known as Grande Prairie Live Theatre. The theatre company announced their schedule for the anniversary season on Sunday. Acc...
May 16, 2022

Rugby player Elton Jantjies arrested after airplane incident
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies was charged Monday with malicious damage to property and contravening aviation laws after allegedly breaking a TV screen and swe...
May 16, 2022

More training camp practices cancelled as CFL strike continues
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats cancelled a second day of training-camp practices Monday as the CFL players' strike entered its second day. Talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association broke o...
May 16, 2022

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is ...
May 16, 2022

Alberta premier visits U.S. capital to talk North American energy security
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Washington in an effort to convince Capitol Hill lawmakers that his province is their best bet for North American energy security. Kenney is meeting wit...
May 16, 2022