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Sarah McLachlan, chef Matty Matheson among Canadians making cameos in Super Bowl ads
Canadian celebs Sarah McLachlan and Matty Matheson are among the stars appearing in Super Bowl TV ads set to air for U.S. viewers this weekend. Previews of some of the slick publicity stunts are alrea...
Feb 10, 2023
Bo Bichette's new deal with Toronto Blue Jays includes big MVP bonus, says GM Atkins
In locking up Bo Bichette to a three-year, $33.6-million contract, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins included escalators that could see the shortstop's new deal rocket to more than $40 mil...
Feb 10, 2023
Lethbridge School Division Superintendent Cheryl Gilmore announces retirement
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following nearly 10 years at the helm of Lethbridge School Division 51, Superintendent Cheryl Gilmore has announced she will retire in July 2023. Gilmore received her Bachelor of Educ...
Feb 10, 2023
'Huge concern': Opposition says Alberta premier should come clean on campaign funding
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith should come clean on whether funding for her leadership campaign has influenced the agenda of her United Conservative Party government. En...
Feb 10, 2023
Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini back in Mexico, this time with Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico - Former Vancouver Whitecap striker Lucas Cavallini is back in Mexico, this time with Tijuana. The 30-year-old Canadian international played for Puebla in Liga MX before joining Vancou...
Feb 10, 2023
Funeral to be held Thursday for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash
LAVAL, Que. - A funeral will be held Thursday for one of the two children killed when a bus crashed into a daycare Wednesday in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal. Jacob Gauthier, 4, was identified i...
Feb 10, 2023
Blackhawks F Patrick Kane unsure about possible trade
CHICAGO (AP) - While Patrick Kane is deciding if he is OK with leaving the Chicago Blackhawks - his only NHL home - the veteran forward is keeping track of the rest of the league. So, yeah, he definit...
Feb 10, 2023
Nick Suzuki navigating trying first season as captain of rebuilding Canadiens
Nick Suzuki knew there would be challenges. Named the youngest captain in the storied history of the Montreal Canadiens before training camp, the 23-year-old was keenly aware the rebuilding Original S...
Feb 10, 2023
Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flyi...
Feb 10, 2023
1st officer in Nichols arrest accused of brutality as jailer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Years before Memphis Police officer Demetrius Haley pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, setting in motion a deadly confrontation, Haley was accused of taking part in the ...
Feb 10, 2023