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Borovilos, John among Canadians making major debut this week at U.S. Women's Open
Vanessa Borovilos is not the kind of person who normally tries to manifest a goal, but after just missing out on qualifying for last year's U.S. Women's Open, she put a piece of paper above her bed in...
May 28, 2025

Young Canadians open Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge with 44-20 win over Samoa
NADI - Scrum half Stephen Webb scored two tries to help Canada open the 2025 Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge with a 44-20 win over Samoa on Wednesday. Liam Kinghorn, Cole Harris, Josh McIndoe, Jimmy Leac...
May 28, 2025

Jets captain Lowry likely to miss start of next season after undergoing hip surgery
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry is expected to miss the start of the next NHL season as he recovers from hip surgery. The Jets updated Lowry's status in a statement Wednesday, a day after ...
May 28, 2025

Convicted head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after Indian family dies on US-Canada border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the allege...
May 28, 2025

Poilievre finds himself a spectator as debate gets underway in Parliament
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is in the unfamiliar position of watching the House of Commons as it gets underway today, instead of participating in the debate as he did for more than 20 years. In a press ...
May 28, 2025

Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new...
May 28, 2025

St. Joseph High School teacher named recipient of Edwin Parr Award
St. Joseph High School teacher Jillian Klevyer has been named the winner of the Alberta School Board Association's (ASBA) 2025 Edwin Parr Award for Zone 4.Klevyer received the honour at the 2025 ASBA ...
May 28, 2025

Red Deer's Doris Jeanne MacKinnon awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
Red Deer County's Doris Jeanne MacKinnon was recently honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her work on Truth and Reconciliation.Her work has been shared and told through multiple bo...
May 28, 2025

Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case
OTTAWA - The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following "due process" as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Asked abou...
May 28, 2025
Canadian doctors group challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law
A group representing Canada's doctors is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth, arguing it violates their Charter right ...
May 28, 2025