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Marie-Claude Nichols returns to Quebec Liberals, supports Pablo Rodriguez for leader
MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member who was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in 2022 has returned to the party and is supporting Pablo Rodriguez in the leadership race. Marie-Claude Nichols made th...
May 02, 2025
Oilers on a scoring heater heading into second round against Golden Knights
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have their wheels under them after a rocky start in the NHL playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights will try to limit an offence averaging almost five goals a game, or outsco...
May 02, 2025
GP Grows: Dig It giving away free gardening supplies May 4
The City of Grande Prairie is holding a free event Sunday to help out local gardens.GP Grows: Dig it is an event supported by Servus Credit Union, Farm Credit Canada and KLon Services to give away see...
May 02, 2025
Budget 2025 set to increase employment service support
In Budget 2025, the Government of Alberta is allocating $185 million, an increase of almost $89 million, to expanding employment supports for Albertans and helping employers find, hire and train worke...
May 02, 2025
Jets' Arniel, Canadiens' St. Louis and Capitals' Carbery named Jack Adams finalists
NEW YORK - Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens and Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top head...
May 02, 2025
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday...
May 02, 2025
CRA won't renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers, union says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency won't renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers across the country later this month, says the union representing them. The Union of Taxation Employees says th...
May 02, 2025
Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek to resign to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in his place
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle RiverCrowfoot riding in Alberta.Kurek says he is "temporar...
May 02, 2025
7 people are dead after a pickup and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) - A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say. The crash happened just before ...
May 02, 2025
Some key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich
Some of the key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who stepped down as coach Friday: Dec. 10, 1996: The beginning Saying the team needed a change in direction, general manager ...
May 02, 2025