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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness tests positive for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Head coach Rick Bowness will have to wait a little longer to make his regular-season debut with the Winnipeg Jets. The team announced a few hours before Friday's season opener against the N...
Oct 14, 2022

Tech companies want Alberta premier to take action in fight over ‘software engineer’ title
CALGARY - Canadian tech companies are calling on the new premier of Alberta to intervene after a regulatory group took legal action to stop some of them from using job titles like "software engineer."...
Oct 14, 2022

Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped actor and athlete Johnny Issaluk of the Order of Canada. A regulatory notice being published Saturday says Issaluk's appointment was terminated Aug. 31. An a...
Oct 14, 2022

Market Watch: Oct. 14, 2022
Big PictureMarkets Volatile as U.S. Core Inflation Increases in September U.S. stocks fell Monday as concerns about Fed tightening, a possible recession and an escalating Ukraine war continue to rattl...
Oct 14, 2022

Quebec election: Judge rejects request by Conservatives for recount in Beauce-Nord
SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request by the Conservative Party of Quebec to have a recount in a Quebec City-area riding it lost by a slim margin to the C...
Oct 14, 2022

Toronto FC says goodbye to two goalkeepers and others as rebuild continues
Toronto FC started pruning its roster after a second straight disappointing season Friday, saying goodbye to goalkeepers Alex Bono and Quentin Westberg, defender Doneil Henry, midfielder Noble Okello ...
Oct 14, 2022

Maple Leafs, Senators looking to rekindle dormant Battle of Ontario: 'It was awesome'
TORONTO - D.J. Smith was so far down the Maple Leafs depth chart in the early 2000s, he didn't even travel during the playoffs. Then a minor-league defenceman in Toronto's organization, the current he...
Oct 14, 2022

Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to overturn a judge's appointment of an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of former P...
Oct 14, 2022

Quebec appeals court overturns sex assault acquittal because ruling relied on 'myths'
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a sexual assault case after concluding that the lower court judge based his ruling on "myths, prejudices or generalizations." The recen...
Oct 14, 2022

Even without QB Collaros, Winnipeg Blue Bombers present challenge for B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers may be swapping their lineup this week, but the B.C. Lions know they're still in for a tough test against the CFL's top team. With first spot in the West locked u...
Oct 14, 2022