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With All-Star Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way, young Thunder confident heading into the playoffs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault used Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's subtle sacrifices to show why the Thunder aren't like most playoff contenders that carry the "young team" label....
Apr 11, 2024

French prime minister to address Quebec legislature today, meet with premier
QUEBEC - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is scheduled to address Quebec's legislature this afternoon. It's the first speech by a foreign leader at the province's legislature since then-French pres...
Apr 11, 2024

Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg to retire at season's end after 12-year NHL career
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg says he will retire at the end of the regular season. The 33-year-old Silfverberg announced the decision on social media Thursday. After ...
Apr 11, 2024

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 mi...
Apr 11, 2024

House of Commons faces marathon voting session over government's jobs bill
OTTAWA - MPs are staring down another voting marathon as the Conservatives push forward with dozens of proposed amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill. Bill C-50 is a bureaucratic to-do ...
Apr 11, 2024

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 mi...
Apr 11, 2024

Alberta aims to boost emergency response times with $25M investment, new private-public partnerships
The Alberta government aims to boost 911 response times by investing millions to replace aging emergency vehicles and through public-private partnerships for patient transfer services.To help reduce e...
Apr 11, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's murder conviction
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C., over what his lawyers say we...
Apr 11, 2024

The board has spoken: Teacher fired after competing on 'Survivor Québec' reality show
MONTREAL - An elementary school teacher competing on the Quebec franchise of "Survivor" was recently fired after she took unauthorized time off to participate in the reality television competition. Db...
Apr 11, 2024

Canada learns draw at this summer's CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Mexico
Canada has been drawn with Honduras, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic at this summer's CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The draw for the 12-country tournament, which runs July 18 to Aug. 4 in Celaya ...
Apr 11, 2024