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At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought
VANCOUVER - The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before dawn, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems will relieve t...
Oct 21, 2022
Sports journalists pleased access is improving after restrictions during pandemic
TORONTO - A line of sports media members formed outside the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse earlier this month shortly after the team blew a seven-run lead and was eliminated from the post-season. Manage...
Oct 21, 2022
RCMP release new details about Indian migrant family who died at border
WINNIPEG - Mounties have confirmed some of the movements of an Indian migrant family who froze to death near the U.S.-Canadian border earlier this year, but say they are still unsure how they made it ...
Oct 21, 2022
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov to lead Canada's Davis Cup team in Finals in Spain
MONTREAL - Flix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., headline Canada's tennis team for the Davis Cup Finals next month in Spain. The two are joined by Vasek Pospisi...
Oct 21, 2022
Canadian women hurting but still winning at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
Canada is enduring a war of attrition at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. But coach Kevin Rouet's team has yet to stumble. The third-ranked Canadian women (2-0-0) wrap up Pool B play Saturday night...
Oct 21, 2022
NDP wants provincial government to end coal mine uncertainty
Alberta's Opposition New Democrats want the provincial government to end any uncertainty about the future of the province's Rocky Mountains by legislating that no new coal mines will be permitted ther...
Oct 21, 2022
Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating ...
Oct 21, 2022
Dispute over Nova Scotia land development can go to trial: Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a trial can proceed over whether Halifax Regional Municipality improperly used its regulatory powers to effectively seize land for use as a public park withou...
Oct 21, 2022
UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a powerful gang ...
Oct 21, 2022
Former No. 1 Simona Halep suspended for positive doping test
Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspe...
Oct 21, 2022