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New government rules spell end for Nova Scotia's distinctive shark-fishing derbies
Nova Scotia shark derbies, which for 30 years offered anglers a chance to land one of the ocean's top predators, have been called off after authorities determined they no longer served a scientific pu...
Jul 14, 2023
CF Montreal hosts Charlotte looking to salvage points from crucial week
MONTREAL - An offensively stunted CF Montreal is desperately looking to get any points out of this crucial week in the Major League Soccer season when it hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday evening. Montre...
Jul 14, 2023
Chanse Vigen: Fast time for the third time this week in Calgary
It was one-hundred years ago today when chuckwagon driver Jack Morton came off the rangeland into Calgary with his rip snorting bunch of cowboys and started the Stampede Breakfasts. One-Hundred years ...
Jul 14, 2023
Coyotes terminate contract of Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes have terminated the contract of newly-signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk following his arrest on multiple charges last weekend. The Coyotes terminat...
Jul 14, 2023
Coyotes terminate contract of Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes have terminated the contract of newly-signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk following his arrest on multiple charges last weekend. The Coyotes terminat...
Jul 14, 2023
BC Wildfire Service crew member dies near Revelstoke while responding to wildfire
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is confirming the death of a firefighter who was responding to a wildfire near Revelstoke. A statement from Premier David Eby issued late Thursday offers his condolences...
Jul 14, 2023
Supreme Court orders new trial on criminal organization charge over jury instruction
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has set aside a man's conviction for taking part in the activities of a criminal organization, saying the trial judge's instruction to the jury was insufficient. I...
Jul 14, 2023
Online, 'unalive' means death or suicide. Experts say it might help kids discuss those things
When Emily Litman was in middle school, kids whose parents grounded them would blithely lament: "I just want to die." Now she's a middle school teacher in New Jersey, and when her students' phones and...
Jul 14, 2023
Canada's McIntosh ready for showdown with Ledecky and Titmus at worlds in Japan
To hear her tell the story, Canadian swim sensation Summer McIntosh is like any other teenager looking to make the most of an all-too-short summer. "I'm pretty much the most, like, basic 16-year-old g...
Jul 14, 2023
Widespread power outages in Quebec after severe thunderstorms, tornado
MONTREAL - There are power outages across Quebec this morning after severe thunderstorms - and at least one tornado - hit the province Thursday. Hydro-Qubec says almost 170,000 customers are without e...
Jul 14, 2023