Author Archives:

Premier Smith won't permit mask mandates in schools
Premier Danielle Smith is all but guaranteeing that mask mandates will not return to schools.In a statement released Saturday morning, Smith says:"Our government will not permit any further masking ma...
Oct 29, 2022

Aircraft carrier visit to Halifax shows "how tight" U.S. is with allies: commander
HALIFAX - A senior officer on the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. navy's fleet says the ship's stop in Canada is a time to remember the value of working closely with allies in oc...
Oct 29, 2022

Canada's Shapovalov defeats Coric in straight sets to move on to Vienna Open final
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the Vienna Open final after topping Borna Coric 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native won a blistering 95 per cent of his fi...
Oct 29, 2022

Search continues for one-month-old child missing in Laval, Que. river since Friday
MONTREAL - Searchers resumed their efforts to find a missing one-month-old child on Saturday, a day after the vehicle in which the infant was travelling drove into a river in Laval, Que. City police s...
Oct 29, 2022

Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Ha...
Oct 29, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 to book his ticket to the Swiss Indoors final on Saturday. It is the second time the Montreal native ha...
Oct 29, 2022

Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grai...
Oct 29, 2022

Family of slain Red Deer man wants more help for those experiencing addiction
The central Alberta family of a man recently killed in B.C. wants more help for those struggling with drug addiction.The family of 36-year-old Billy Bradshaw, who all grew up in Red Deer, has identifi...
Oct 29, 2022

Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, leaving "scores" dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties," police told state media. The att...
Oct 29, 2022

Guilbeault slams oilpatch for raking in cash and sitting idle on climate action
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change. Steven Guilbeault says the country's major oil p...
Oct 29, 2022