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Candlelight vigil in support of Palestine Saturday evening at Red Deer City Hall Park
Motorists and pedestrians are advised that a candlelight vigil in support of Palestine is happening Saturday, Jan. 27 at Red Deer City Hall Park.The vigil is scheduled to run from 5 to 8 p.m. and will...
Jan 27, 2024

Maple Leafs forward Calle Jarnkrok out week-to-week with broken knuckle
WINNIPEG - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe says forward Calle Jarnkrok is out week-to-week with a broken knuckle. Jarnkrok left Maple Leafs practice Friday after a teammate shot a puck of...
Jan 27, 2024

Canada's Alphonso Davies scores in injury-hit Bayern win over Augsburg in Bundesliga
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP-CP) - Canadian Alphonso Davies scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season for Bayern Munich in a 3-2 win over local rival Augsburg on Saturday when Kingsley Coman went off hu...
Jan 27, 2024

Calgary Flames forward A.J. Greer out eight weeks with fractured foot
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames say forward A.J. Greer will be out for eight weeks with a fractured foot. Greer left Thursday's 5-2 loss to Columbus midway through the second period after skating awkward...
Jan 27, 2024

A ghostly shipwreck has emerged in Newfoundland, and residents want to know its story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The massive, overturned hull of a seemingly ancient ship has appeared without warning along the southwestern tip of Newfoundland. Wanda Blackmore says her 21-year-old son, Gordon, c...
Jan 27, 2024

Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Slovenia
LJUBNO, Slovenia - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt captured World Cup bronze in women's ski jumping on Saturday for her sixth podium finish of the season. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump to...
Jan 27, 2024

Mexican asylum trends still concerning despite December drop: IRCC
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration department is denying Mexico's claim that a pact between the two countries is already curbing asylum claims in Canada, as the minister in charge faces mounting pressure t...
Jan 27, 2024

Anti-Islamophobia envoy warns of chill on speaking out about Gaza, hate crimes
OTTAWA - A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada are already feeling over the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip, says Canada's special representative on combating Islamoph...
Jan 27, 2024

Holocaust Remembrance Day has sombre tone as war rages on: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism says this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day has taken on a particularly sombre tone. Deborah Lyons attribu...
Jan 27, 2024

Canadian rugby women beaten by Britain at HSBC Perth Sevens tournament
PERTH, Australia - Canada's rugby sevens women lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain at the HSBC Perth Sevens on Saturday, dropping into placement play. The Canadian women had lost 14-12 to Bri...
Jan 27, 2024