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Ottawa's inaugural PWHL season deemed a success despite playoff miss
OTTAWA - They may have fallen short of their goal but there's no denying Ottawa's first season in the Professional Women's Hockey League was a success. Ewe fell a little short there on the final stret...
May 7, 2024
Planking gives Copeland the edge for wrestling comeback after decade-long retirement
Adam Copeland knows what it's like to have to recover from severe injuries or operations. As one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers of the past 20 years, the product of Orangeville, Ont.,...
May 7, 2024
Man wanted in Grande Prairie on child pornography charges arrested while trying to flee the country
Grande Prairie RCMP's Special Investigative Unit say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant from Grande Prairie on child pornography charges has been arrested while trying to flee the country.Local Mou...
May 7, 2024
New Fairview and area Catholic school board trustee elected by acclimation
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools says a new trustee has been found to represent Ward 3, which takes in Fairview and area.Jessica Richard has been elected by acclimation after being the o...
May 7, 2024
UBC president says endowment fund doesn't directly own stocks targeted by protesters
VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have...
May 7, 2024
Brewers first baseman Black overwhelmed by support from Canadian fans after MLB debut
It was like something out of a storybook. Tyler Black was at the plate in his big league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers as his father, former TSN broadcaster Rod Black, and his mother Nancy Black, w...
May 7, 2024
Canada blanks Hungary 4-0 in world championship pre-tournament game
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist as Canada beat Hungary 4-0 Tuesday in a pre-tournament game before the world men's hockey championship. ...
May 7, 2024
Underdog CS Saint-Laurent looks to continue cup run against Toronto FC
When CS Saint-Laurent players ran onto the field to celebrate their upset win over the CPL's Halifax Wanderers FC, Rocco Placentino couldn't join them. The Saint-Laurent sporting director was overcome...
May 7, 2024
Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan B.C. killer whale, but no evidence of family
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where an orphan killer whale is spending her time after escaping from a lagoon has an expert expressing caution and downpl...
May 7, 2024
Haitian says Canada used property for helicopter airlift, but wouldn't lift sanctions
The Canadian government used a Haitian executive's property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there last month, even while refusing to remove him from a sanctions list, ...
May 7, 2024