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Canada's top court to decide today whether to hear youth-led climate case
Canada's highest court is set to decide today whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle pla...
May 01, 2025

Victim impact statements today in trial of accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash
LAVAL - Families affected by a deadly bus crash at a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 are scheduled to read victim impact statements today in court. Earlier in the week a Quebec Superior Court judge acce...
May 01, 2025

Advocate fears mental health stigma after Vancouver festival tragedy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia advocate says people with mental illness and those who work with them are afraid of the consequences that could come in reaction to the festival tragedy that killed 11 p...
May 01, 2025

NHL player to continue testimony at former world junior teammates' sex assault trial
LONDON - The sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to hear more testimony today from Taylor Raddysh, an NHL player who was also on the 2018 world ju...
May 01, 2025

South Korea's acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for presidential election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said Thursday he was resigning amid reports he will run in next month's presidential election. Han said in a televised briefing he...
May 01, 2025

Ovechkin scores as Capitals eliminate Canadiens in 5, advance to play the Hurricanes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5...
Apr 30, 2025

Connor's three-point effort leads Jets to 5-3 win over Blues, 3-2 series lead
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday that earned them a 3-2 lead in their opening-round playoff series. ...
Apr 30, 2025

Panthers advance to the second round after defeating Tampa Bay in 5 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and three assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance Florida to the second round of the Eastern Confe...
Apr 30, 2025

Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, The Associated Press has learned. It was the ...
Apr 30, 2025

Charge eye regular-season finale for last chance at clinching PWHL playoff berth
OTTAWA - Needing just a single point to clinch a spot in the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs, the Ottawa Charge were shut out 3-0 by the Minnesota Frost on home ice Wednesday night. "Yeah,...
Apr 30, 2025