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Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...
Feb 23, 2022

Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - As the West sounded the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decried it as an invasion, Russian state media painted a completely different picture - of Moscow...
Feb 23, 2022

Toronto FC signs Kadin Chung amidst talk a more experienced fullback in on his way
Toronto FC added former Pacific FC defender Kadin Chung to its first-team roster on Wednesday amidst speculation that a more experienced fullback signing is in the works. The MLS team has been linked ...
Feb 23, 2022

NDP asks Liberals to drop appeal of tribunal ruling in EI mat leave case
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are asking the country's employment minister to drop the government's appeal of a decision that found employment insurance rules discriminatory against new mothers. ...
Feb 23, 2022

Scherzer arrives in Porsche as MLB lockout talks resume
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer arrived in a black Porsche and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole joined the talks Wednesday as baseball players and management met for a third straigh...
Feb 23, 2022

Report on possible mystery brain disorder in New Brunswick to be released Thursday
FREDERICTON - A report from an oversight committee studying possible cases of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick will be released Thursday. Families of the 48 patients identified by pr...
Feb 23, 2022

Mamadi Camara settles lawsuit against City of Montreal over wrongful arrest in 2021
MONTREAL - A Black man who was wrongfully arrested and detained for six days last year has settled a $1.2-million lawsuit against the City of Montreal. The law firm representing Mamadi Camara says in ...
Feb 23, 2022

Golf Canada unveils new development program with goal to advance elite talent
Golf Canada has unveiled a new development program, with the goal to increase the number of athletes competing on the PGA and LPGA Tours to 30 by 2032. The organization said in a release that the plan...
Feb 23, 2022

Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics update
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics is proud to announce the RDP Athletes of the Week: 1. Justine Larson - Queens Indoor Track Hometown - Strathmore, Alberta. Bachelor of Education Elementary (1st year) Fi...
Feb 23, 2022

Mohawk community in Quebec to vote on removing remains of allegedly abusive priest
MONTREAL - The First Nation of Kahnawake outside Montreal is preparing for a referendum on whether to exhume and remove from their community the remains of a priest alleged to have committed sexual ab...
Feb 23, 2022