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Canada featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain finally gets UFC fight on home soil
TORONTO - Fighting in the UFC has taken Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain to France, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Rochester and Elmont, N.Y., Newark, N.J. and six t...
Jan 17, 2024

Heavy snow for BC, icy temperatures for Alberta and Ontario, and high winds for NFLD
Heavy snow is expected to fall across wide swaths of southern British Columbia, and parts of southern Alberta, as winter continues to cause havoc from coast to coast. Environment Canada has issued a s...
Jan 17, 2024

Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over air strike that killed 2 people
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group. Islamab...
Jan 17, 2024

Ethics committee set to decide whether to launch probe of Trudeau's recent trip
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss whether a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent holiday vacation to Jamaica. Conservative ...
Jan 17, 2024

In the news today: Ethics probe over PM's vacation? Canadians on climate change?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ethics committee to meet over Trudeau's vacation The House of Commons ethics co...
Jan 17, 2024

Inquest set to hear from first officers who responded to mass killing in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. - The first Mounties to respond to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation are expected to testify on the third day of a coroner's inquest. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people an...
Jan 17, 2024

NHL roundup: Rangers beat Kraken 5-2 behind Wheeler, Kakko
NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Wheeler had two goals, Kaapo Kakko scored in his second game back from a long injury absence, and the New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in NHL action on Tuesday night....
Jan 16, 2024

Fernandez bounced in second round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Delayed by rain for more than three hours, Leylah Fernandez got off to a great start in her second-round women's singles match at the Australian Open. But after building a promi...
Jan 16, 2024

Sharangovich scores overtime winner for Flames in 3-2 win over Coyotes
CALGARY - Yegor Sharangovich scored a power-play goal in overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. The Coyotes were penalized for too many men at ...
Jan 16, 2024

Oilers rally to beat Leafs 4-2 for 11th straight win
EDMONTON - Ryan McLeod had a goal and assist as the red-hot Edmonton Oilers rallied from behind to record their franchise-record 11th consecutive victory, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tues...
Jan 16, 2024