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Leafs' Matthews, Preds' Josi, Flames' Kadri named NHL's three stars of the week
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi and Calgary Flames centre Nazem Kadri have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Matthews led the league w...
Apr 15, 2024
Wild turkey breaks into Quebec long-term care home, no injuries reported
MONTREAL - A wild turkey broke into a long-term care home south of Quebec City over the weekend by smashing through a third-floor window. The local health authority says the animal entered an empty of...
Apr 15, 2024
Need a player to root for? Pavelski, Burns, Giordano among veterans who haven't won the Stanley Cup
Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns made the playoffs seven times together as teammates in San Jose, reaching the conference finals and getting all the way to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 under Peter DeBoer...
Apr 15, 2024
French president says world donors pledge more than 2 billion euros in aid for war-stricken Sudan
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that world donors are pledging more than 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of war that has pushed its population to the brink...
Apr 15, 2024
Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country's exiled opposition leader visits Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has laid sanctions on 21 people accused...
Apr 15, 2024
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
OTTAWA - The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires - a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinso...
Apr 15, 2024
Jury selection begins in Trump's history-making hush money trial
Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a historic moment as the former president and presumptive nominee for this year's Repub...
Apr 15, 2024
Missing Kansas women confirmed dead, kids safe, 4 charged with kidnapping and murder
GUYMON, Okla. (AP) - Authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went missing on a trip to Oklahoma to pick up children for a birthday party. Two bodies were recovered in rural ...
Apr 15, 2024
Coroner's inquest opens into Quebec firefighter flood deaths in May 2023
LA MALBAIE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region. Coroner Andre Kronstrm is ...
Apr 15, 2024
Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press inv...
Apr 15, 2024