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Anxiety and insomnia drove Canadiens star Jonathan Drouin to take break from hockey
Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has opened up on the reasons why he took a break from hockey last spring during his club's push for the playoffs. In interviews aired Monday night on RDS and...
Sep 21, 2021

Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021

Raptors finalize 20-man training camp roster with additions of Mykhailiuk, Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have completed their 20-player training camp roster by officially announcing the of addition guard-forward Svi Mykhailiuk and signing forward Reggie Perry. The Raptors sa...
Sep 21, 2021

Several tight races may not have an elected MP until the end of the week
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada begins the arduous task of verifying and counting more than one million...
Sep 21, 2021

RCMP delays on complaint files a 'serious and systemic' issue, group tells court
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is telling a federal judge there's a culture of complacency in the RCMP that has caused inexcusable foot-dragging on complaint files. At a Federal Court hearing today,...
Sep 21, 2021

Dubois confident despite difficult first season with Jets: 'This is the real me'
Pierre-Luc Dubois felt like an impostor. Forced to navigate multiple quarantines, a highly publicized run-in with his former coach, a blockbuster trade, injuries and loneliness - the Winnipeg Jets cen...
Sep 21, 2021

DB Alford, LB Lawrence and QB Reilly all honoured as CFL's weekly top performers
TORONTO - Defensive back DeAundre Alford of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, linebacker Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly were named the CFL's top weekly p...
Sep 21, 2021

Car hits 9 people at Quebec polling station; status of 77-year-old woman 'uncertain'
MONTREAL - Police say the condition of a 77-year-old woman is uncertain after she was among nine people hit by a car outside a polling station in a Montreal suburb Monday evening. Sgt. Vronique Comtoi...
Sep 21, 2021

Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021

Juneau family recognized for century of farming in the County
A Hythe area farming family has been recognized for their century of farming in the west County.As the latest recipients of the 100 Years of Farming Heritage Homestead Award from the County of Grande ...
Sep 21, 2021