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Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse announces bid for Alberta NDP leadership
EDMONTON, AB - A rookie legislature member for Alberta's NDP is making a bid for the party's top job, promising a campaign focused on climate change and drought."I think I'm going to garner support be...
Feb 26, 2024

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
GENEVA (AP) - Four appeals filed at sport's highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet ag...
Feb 26, 2024

Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched...
Feb 26, 2024

Toronto Argonauts sign veteran American receiver Rasheed Bailey
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed free-agent receiver Rasheed Bailey on Monday. The 30-year-old American joins the Argos after four CFL seasons with Winnipeg. The six-foot-one, 217-pound Bailey h...
Feb 26, 2024

Everton's points deduction for breaching financial rules reduced from 10 to 6 after an appeal
LONDON (AP) - Everton's points deduction for a breach of the Premier League's financial rules has been reduced from 10 to six following an appeal, the competition said Monday. Everton appealed against...
Feb 26, 2024

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP's national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presiden...
Feb 26, 2024

Jones bids bittersweet farewell in her last Canadian women's curling championship
CALGARY - Jennifer Jones bid a reluctant goodbye to a curling stage where she's performed brilliantly in her career. Her Manitoba team's exit in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Rachel Homan in the Scotties Tourn...
Feb 26, 2024

Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there's not enough grounds for a criminal case
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark on Monday joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, saying that "authorities can conclude that ...
Feb 26, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau in Poland to discuss Ukraine, NATO commitments
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Trudeau meets with Poland's president, PM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at t...
Feb 26, 2024

Coroner's inquest into in-custody death of Saskatchewan mass killer set to begin
SASKATOON - A coroner's inquest into the in-custody death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan is scheduled to begin today. Myles Sanderson had been o...
Feb 26, 2024