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Alberta RCMP Traffic prioritizes intersection safety at start of 2023
The Alberta RCMP says it is focussing on intersection safety this January, working to make the province's roads and highways safe in 2023. Road users are reminded to exercise caution and remain aware ...
Jan 11, 2023
Canada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis. The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is t...
Jan 11, 2023
Avs great Joe Sakic appointed to Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee
TORONTO - Colorado Avalanche president of hockey operations Joe Sakic has been appointed to the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee. Sakic, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012, will fil...
Jan 11, 2023
Canadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government's plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn't being bought for the Canadian Army. The Army has been wit...
Jan 11, 2023
Canadian flyweight Malcom (X) Gordon to fight on Match UFC card in England
Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon will face England's Jake (White Kong) Hadley on March 18 at UFC 286 in London. The mixed martial arts card is being held at the O2 Arena. Gordon (14-6-0) is comin...
Jan 11, 2023
Sylvan Lakers may see increase in water and sewage rates
Sylvan Lakers may see an increase to their waste and sewage expenses in 2023.Town council passed first reading to the Water and Sewage Amending Bylaw at Monday's meeting to provide rate increases to t...
Jan 11, 2023
Habs forward Gallagher out at least six weeks with a lower-body injury
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher will be out a minimum of six weeks with a lower-body injury, the NHL club announced Wednesday. Gallagher has missed Montreal's last three games with the in...
Jan 11, 2023
Kamara trade request looms over CF Montreal pre-season training
MONTREAL - An already tumultuous off-season for CF Montreal has taken another twist, with striker Kei Kamara looking to leave the Major League Soccer club. Kamara was absent from Montreal as it starte...
Jan 11, 2023
Moir, Weaver advocates of gender-expansive ice dance and pairs figure skating teams
Canadian ice dancer Kaitlyn Weaver says, as an LGBTQ person, her sport has never fully reflected her lived experience. Skate Canada has rewritten its policy that specifies ice dance and pairs team mus...
Jan 11, 2023
B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over 'grotesque' murder
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the "grotesque" first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Van...
Jan 11, 2023