Author Archives:
Canada earns bronze in men's team sprint at speedskating World Cup stop
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada took the bronze medal in the men's team sprint event Friday at a speedskating World Cup stop. Alex Boisvert-Lacroix of Sherbrooke, Que., Laurent Dubreuil of Levis,...
Nov 22, 2019
Michigan halts sale of marijuana e-cigs unless re-tested
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan on Friday halted the sale of marijuana vaping products until they are tested for a compound that has been identified as a culprit in e-cigarette-related lung illnesses. The s...
Nov 22, 2019
Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ultimately come down on the issue after promising two...
Nov 22, 2019
Kim stays 2 shots up, Henderson 3 back at $1.5 million LPGA finale
NAPLES, Fla. - Sei Young Kim wasted two good birdie chances late in the second round Friday when she got a pep talk from an unlikely source. Cristie Kerr was working as a commentator for Golf Channel,...
Nov 22, 2019
New Trudeau cabinet must prioritize Phoenix deal, 'fair' contract: PSAC
OTTAWA - The country's largest civil service union isn't waiting for the prime minister to give marching orders to his new cabinet, offering up its own suggestions for government priorities in the com...
Nov 22, 2019
It’s World Children’s Day and anniversary of child rights
TANZANIA, Tanzania - It was World Children's Day on Wednesday, and British teenage actress Millie Bobby Brown and former England soccer star David Beckham urged people everywhere to listen to youngste...
Nov 22, 2019
Body image play brings positive message to local students
Roughly 160 Grade 7 students from Westpark Middle School gathered at the former Pines School on Friday to take in a play about body image and the pressures faced by youth from both peers and media.'Un...
Nov 22, 2019 Grade 7 students from Westpark Middle School were at the Pines campus on Friday to hear a message about the importance of positive self-talk and having a positive body image through a play called Under My Skin. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Quebec 'part of solution' finance minister says in bid to ease tension with West
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister is trying to ease tensions between his province and Western Canada. In an open letter published Friday in the Financial Post, Eric Girard said his province&nb...
Nov 22, 2019
Canadian volunteers helping with Dorian recovery efforts in the Bahamas
A group of Canadian volunteers helping with recovery efforts in the Bahamas say the harrowing story of a Canadian woman's death during hurricane Dorian inspired them to help rebuild a school wher...
Nov 22, 2019
Shanahan on firing Babcock, promoting Keefe: 'Something that needed to be done'
TORONTO - Brendan Shanahan had seen enough. And since he helped bring Mike Babcock to Toronto in the spring of 2015, the president of the Maple Leafs felt it was only right he be there when ...
Nov 22, 2019