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Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interfer...
May 27, 2024

B.C. universities focus on talks with encamped protesters as others take legal action
VANCOUVER - Some Canadian universities are taking legal action to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses, but three schools in British Columbia are taking less confrontational approaches. T...
May 27, 2024

Moe says cabinet minister who took gun into legislature didn't initially remember
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending a cabinet minister who said he didn't bring a long gun into the legislature only to reverse himself days later and admit the story was true. Moe sa...
May 27, 2024

New Jets head coach Arniel says he's learned lessons since being fired by Columbus
WINNIPEG - Scott Arniel believes overcoming the lowest point in his career will help him reach higher aspirations with the Winnipeg Jets. Arniel was named the new head coach of the Jets on Friday, 12 ...
May 27, 2024

George Springer homers as the Blue Jays beat the sliding White Sox 5-1
CHICAGO (AP) - George Springer, Bo Bichette and David Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the lowly Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday. Chris Bassitt struck out seven in five scoreless inni...
May 27, 2024

Central Alberta students competing at national science fair in Ottawa
Two central Alberta students are among nearly 400 showcasing their award-winning STEM projects at the 2024 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa, ON, this week. Timothy Sears of Lacombe, and Emmett Shrop...
May 27, 2024

Down 2-1, Panthers still have plenty of hope in East final against Rangers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe pulled his vehicle out of the players' parking lot after leaving the Florida Panthers' practice facility on Monday afternoon, only to notice about 50 fans...
May 27, 2024

University presidents say there's more work to do to combat antisemitism on campuses
OTTAWA - Four university presidents conceded to members of Parliament today that antisemitism is a problem on their campuses. MPs questioned the presidents of the University of Toronto, McGill Univers...
May 27, 2024

No charges for officers who surveilled Alberta legislature member: watchdog letter
Two police officers who broke rules when they surveilled a legislature member won't face charges, even though there are reasonable grounds to believe they committed a crime, says the province's law en...
May 27, 2024

Market Watch: May 24
This week's highlights North American markets close higher despite late-week correction Economic acceleration pushes bonds to give up recent gains Inflation in Canada cools to 2.7% in April, increasin...
May 27, 2024