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Canada to return to Olympic team show jumping with Pan American Games silver
SANTIAGO - Canada will return to Olympic team showing jumping next year in Paris. Canada's riders and horses earned the team silver medal Wednesday at the Pan American Games to qualify for the 2024 Ol...
Nov 1, 2023
Player's death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL...
Nov 1, 2023
'Tough to describe': NHL players weigh in on what defines 'hockey sense'
Tage Thompson had one definition. Leon Draisaitl offered a slightly different interpretation. The same went for Troy Terry, Jack Hughes and a host of other NHL players. Ask a locker room to define "ho...
Nov 1, 2023
Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court
MONTREAL - Two Mohawk men from Kahnawake, near Montreal, have been granted a stay of proceedings in a tobacco smuggling case after a judge ruled their treaty rights were infringed. Derek White and Hun...
Nov 1, 2023
Collapse of Kentucky plant being demolished at abandoned mine leaves 1 worker dead, another trapped
INEZ, Ky. (AP) - One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's c...
Nov 1, 2023
Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing
A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut's largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after ...
Nov 1, 2023
Federal government to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026
OTTAWA - New targets tabled in Parliament show the government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2026, forecasting an end to record-breaking year-over-year immigrati...
Nov 1, 2023
Active Bystander Training workshop coming to Peace River November 17
The Alberta Hate Crimes Committee is organizing a workshop in Peace River later this month.The free-to-attend session called Active Bystander Training will teach participants how to address hate and r...
Nov 1, 2023
Province vows to cap auto insurance rates for drivers with good records
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is promising changes to reduce high auto insurance premiums, including a cap tied to inflation for those with good driving records.Finance Minister Nate Horner says t...
Nov 1, 2023
Police officer in Saskatchewan seriously injured: Premier Scott Moe
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a police officer in Estevan, Sask., has been seriously injured. Moe wished the injured officer a full recovery in a post on X, the social media pla...
Nov 1, 2023