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Ottawa Redblacks sign Canadian offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais to a two-year contract Monday. Desjarlais, 25, of Belle River, Ont., spent the '22 season with New England Patriots and ...
Jan 30, 2023
Girl, 6, dead after accident at ski resort north of Montreal on Sunday
MONTREAL - A young girl is dead after an accident at a ski resort on Sunday morning north of Montreal. Police say the six-year-old died after suffering injuries at the Val-Saint-Cme ski resort while u...
Jan 30, 2023
Alberta RCMP taking action with Operation Cold Start this week
RCMP across the province are reminding residents about the dangers of leaving their vehicle unattended or unlocked, with the keys nearby or in the ignition.They say around 50 per cent of vehicle theft...
Jan 30, 2023
Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar
ANTANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across Madagascar caused 30 deaths, left 20 people missing and affected tens of thousands across t...
Jan 30, 2023
Canadian talent added to Apple's MLS Season Pass broadcast crew
Canadians Patrice Bernier, Kaylyn Kyle, Ross Smith and Matt Cullen will be part of Apple's MLS Season Pass broadcast team. Apple and Major League Soccer announced some of their broadcast personnel ear...
Jan 30, 2023
Gymnastics will be at centre of status of women meeting in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ian Moss, the embattled CEO of Gymnastics Canada, and Sarah-Eve Pelletier, Canada's first sport integrity commissioner, will have the floor today in Ottawa. Moss and Pelletier are among those...
Jan 30, 2023
Firing of Memphis police officers signals progress, but also need for change: experts
Canadian experts and advocates say the firing and charging of the five Memphis, Tenn., officers who beat a Black man to death during a traffic stop suggests there's been societal progress in holding p...
Jan 30, 2023
In The News for Jan. 30 : Debating the privatization of health care
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 Jan. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 30, 2023
Mosque bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 2, wounds 70
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful bomb went off Monday near a mosque and police offices in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least two people and wounding some 70 worshippers,...
Jan 30, 2023
What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?
OTTAWA - Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public hea...
Jan 30, 2023