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City of Red Deer to pay $6.3 million in retroactive RCMP costs
The City of Red Deer says its bill for retroactive RCMP costs is $6.3 million, to be paid by March 2025. "Municipalities weren't at the table when this was negotiated and not at the table in terms of ...
Mar 31, 2023

Rodgers moves into 3-shot lead over Canadian Conners at Valero Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Patrick Rodgers took a step toward his first PGA Tour victory - and his first Masters appearance - on Friday, shooting a 5-under 67 to take a three-stroke lead midway through the se...
Mar 31, 2023

McIntosh breaks world junior, national records in 200-metre butterfly at swim trials
TORONTO - Summer McIntosh broke another of her world junior and national records in winning the women's 200-metre butterfly on Friday at the Canadian swimming trials. The Toronto native finished with ...
Mar 31, 2023

Alberta premier's phone call to accused raises questions about court case
EDMONTON - A phone call between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a Calgary pastor where they discussed his criminal trial raises questions about whether she has compromised the case, the Opposition ...
Mar 31, 2023

Law Society posts citations for former cabinet minister
CALGARY - A former Alberta cabinet minister has been cited by the province's law society for alleged professional misconduct. The Law Society of Alberta has posted two citations on its website for Cal...
Mar 31, 2023

MP Han Dong serves Global News with libel notice over foreign interference report
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Han Dong has served Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment with a libel notice after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese di...
Mar 31, 2023

A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border
MONTREAL - The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration. Over the past year, a n...
Mar 31, 2023

Ryan O'Reilly nearing a return for Maple Leafs with playoffs looming
TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly had a strong inkling the diagnosis wouldn't be what he wanted to hear. The Maple Leafs centre had just taken a friendly fire shot off his left hand in the waning moments of the...
Mar 31, 2023

Canadian men, facing rugby sevens relegation fight, lose opening match in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The Canadian men lost their opening match at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, beaten 17-7 by Argentina. Josiah Mora, playing in his 100th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series game, sc...
Mar 31, 2023

Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe
HALIFAX - The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman's partner - a survivor of his violent domestic abuse - was revictimized by the RCMP investigation in...
Mar 31, 2023