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Five still missing as search continues at site of fatal fire in Old Montreal
MONTREAL - Firefighters and police are continuing to search for at least five missing people at the site of a fatal fire in Old Montreal while the investigation continues. While the plan had been to d...
Mar 22, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes managing big injuries, tight Metropolitan Division race
Rod Brind'Amour wouldn't mind seeing his Carolina Hurricanes coast into the playoffs. Given the razor-thin margins in the battle for this season's Metropolitan Division crown, that's unlikely to be th...
Mar 22, 2023
Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women's short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday. Aiming to become the first Japanese skater...
Mar 22, 2023
DRAV program to end March 31, Drive Happiness to continue
A project called Driving Rural Access to Vaccines will end March 31 in Grande Prairie.It was started in the spring of 2022 by the not-for-profit group Drive Happiness to get people 18-years-old or old...
Mar 22, 2023
Second man sentenced for role in 2019 Sturgeon Lake death
Alberta Justice says a second man has been sentenced in connection with a 2019 death on the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.Harlin Martineau was given a 12-year sentence Monday in Grande Prairie court after...
Mar 22, 2023
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the government headquart...
Mar 22, 2023
South Korea says North Korea test-fires cruise missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nucl...
Mar 22, 2023
In The News for March 22 : A spring renewal for Canada's housing market
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 22 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 22, 2023
Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, ...
Mar 22, 2023
Take hard line on Canada's digital tax, online laws, tech associations urge Biden
WASHINGTON - A high-tech industry coalition in the United States is urging President Joe Biden to take a hard line against Canada's approach to digital services. The group says the proposed digital se...
Mar 22, 2023