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Another Canadian track record for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
BOSTON - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her assault of the Canadian track and field record book on Friday. Less than a week after she shattered the national record in the indoor 3,000 metres, the ...
Feb 11, 2022

Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics. The United States took gold and one of Italy's two teams...
Feb 11, 2022

Star striker Jozy Altidore bids farewell to Toronto FC in social media post
TORONTO - After seven seasons, star striker Jozy Altidore has bid farewell to Toronto via a social media post. While Toronto FC has not said much about Altidore's absence from training camp, his depar...
Feb 11, 2022

Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers rescue
VICTORIA - Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Henry is about 30 kilograms light...
Feb 11, 2022

'Trying to get fans back in arena' top priority for Raptors president Masai Ujiri
TORONTO - Even as the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday was approaching, Masai Ujiri has kept his priorities in order. "Trying to get fans back in the arena," Ujiri said Friday when asked what was more...
Feb 11, 2022

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In a 219-page unanimous decision rendered Thursday, th...
Feb 11, 2022

No surprise convoy organizers turning to Bitcoin to fund protest blockades: expert
OTTAWA - An anti-money laundering expert says attempting to stop funds going to protesters blockading Parliament Hill and several border crossings is like playing a game of whack-a-mole. Matthew McGui...
Feb 11, 2022

B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown
VANCOUVER - The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob R...
Feb 11, 2022

Ottawa launches long-awaited competition for armed military drones
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially launched a competition for the purchase of armed drones after nearly two decades of delays and discussion. The formal request for proposals was released ...
Feb 11, 2022

Market Watch: Feb. 11, 2022
Big Picture Investors Brace for Higher Rates as U.S. Inflation Hits Four-Decade High It was a reasonably quiet start to the trading week on Monday as the TSX, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all registered mi...
Feb 11, 2022