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Submissions open for 2024 Michener journalism fellowships
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Michener Fellowships.The fellowships are offered by The Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. One is in support of investigat...
Jan 18, 2024
Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks' game at the Golden State Warriors scheduled for Friday night has been postponed following the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevi, the NBA annou...
Jan 18, 2024
Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks' game at the Golden State Warriors scheduled for Friday night has been postponed following the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevi, the NBA annou...
Jan 18, 2024
Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada’s electricity grid: experts
A series of electricity grid alerts in Alberta during the deep freeze last week made headlines across the country, but experts say power systems all across North America are increasingly at risk of be...
Jan 18, 2024
Israeli envoy joins calls for Canada to clarify its stance on ICJ genocide case
OTTAWA - Israel's envoy to Canada is joining calls for the federal Liberals to clearly state Ottawa's position as the International Court of Justice considers an allegation of genocide against Israel....
Jan 18, 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign American running back Frankie Hickson
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders re-signed American running back Frankie Hickson to a one-year contract extension Thursday. Hickson was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The five-foot-...
Jan 18, 2024
After courthouse stabbing, Quebec prosecutors, constables call for more security
MONTREAL - Organizations representing workers in the Quebec justice system are calling on the provincial government to increase security at courthouses. The letter released today by 10 groups is in re...
Jan 18, 2024
Source: Veteran receiver Dominique Rhymes returning to Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Dominique Rhymes wasn't a CFL free agent for long. According to a CFL source, the veteran receiver has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks. Rhymes and the B.C. Li...
Jan 18, 2024
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians expected to come to Canada in the next few months
OTTAWA - Settlement agencies are preparing for a surge of Ukrainians arriving in Canada before emergency visas for those fleeing the Russian invasion expire at the end of March. The federal government...
Jan 18, 2024
Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' and 'no urgency' during Uvalde, Texas, shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas "demonstrated no urgency" in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active ...
Jan 18, 2024