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Bill Daly: NHL expects decision on Hockey Canada five 'in the relatively near future'
LAS VEGAS - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault case. Michael McLeo...
Sep 09, 2025
Macron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France's latest prime minister
PARIS (AP) - French President Macron late Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sbastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister, the country's fourth in about a year. Lecornu, 39, is the youngest defense...
Sep 09, 2025
Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's congressional districts s...
Sep 09, 2025
Gananoque, Ont., mayor wants to clamp down on Quebec parking scofflaws — literally
MONTREAL - The mayor of a town in eastern Ontario is proposing to clamp down on Quebec drivers who incur parking tickets by immobilizing their vehicles until they pay. Gananoque Mayor John Beddows inc...
Sep 09, 2025
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter tr...
Sep 09, 2025
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that d...
Sep 09, 2025
Minister who oversaw Quebec auto board during cost overrun scandal out of cabinet
QUBEC - One of the Quebec ministers who oversaw an auto insurance board project that incurred major cost overruns says he will be shuffled out of cabinet. Franois Bonnardel, now public security minist...
Sep 09, 2025
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA - As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. The Inst...
Sep 09, 2025
Red Deer Polytechnic Kings soccer team to host SAIT Trojans in home opener
With their sights on starting the 2025-26 season on the right foot, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings soccer team started training months ago."For players around central Alberta, practices began in...
Sep 09, 2025
Poilievre calls on Liberals to enact Conservative election pledges on housing
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt his plan to deal with the country's housing crisis. Poilievre says the Liberals should eliminate the fed...
Sep 09, 2025