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Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world's top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisv...
May 30, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UQAM agree to dismantle encampment, say demands met
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Universit du Qubec Montral say they will dismantle their encampment by the end of next week after the university agreed to many of their demands. One of the ac...
May 30, 2024

Jury in Trump hush money trial resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions, testimony
NEW YORK (AP) - The jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed deliberations Thursday after revisiting portions of the judge's instructions and rehearing testimony from multiple ...
May 30, 2024

Mountie transferred from Bella Bella, B.C., after complaints about Facebook posts
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The leadership of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast says an RCMP officer has been transferred after the community called for his removal from Bella Bella over soci...
May 30, 2024

Health issues force Canadian boxer to withdraw from Olympic qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Marie Al-Ahmadieh has withdrawn from a last-ditch Olympic qualifier due to "unforeseen health-related issues," according to Boxing Canada. The 19-year-old from Montreal, a sil...
May 30, 2024

Knoblauch's roster shakeup pays off as Perry sparks Oilers in Game 4 victory
EDMONTON - The morning before Game 4 of the Western Conference final, veteran Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry was informed that his five-game exile to the press box was ending. For a player of Per...
May 30, 2024

Canada men face another relegation fight to preserve core status on HSBC SVNS circuit
While Canada's women battle for silverware this weekend in the HSBC SVNS season finale in Madrid, the men are fighting for survival on World Rugby's sevens circuit. For the second year in a row, the C...
May 30, 2024

Trudeau: Russia should be part of D-Day ceremony, despite egregious Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he supports France's decision to invite Russian officials to a D-Day commemoration, despite the invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau says Canada is in "extreme disa...
May 30, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Montreal brainwashing experiments case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a Quebec ruling that bars people from suing the U.S. government in Canada over its role in notorious brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychia...
May 30, 2024

National task force not lowering age for routine breast cancer screening to 40
A national task force that provides guidance for primary health-care providers is not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40, despite urging from several cancer specialists, surgeo...
May 30, 2024