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Shoal Lake 40 files lawsuit against federal government, Winnipeg over water diversion
WINNIPEG - An Anishinaabe community in northwestern Ontario is suing the federal government and the City of Winnipeg, claiming it hasn't been compensated for a diversion to supply Manitoba's capitalwi...
Jul 26, 2023

Blue Jays trade Trent Thornton to Mariners for minor leaguer Mason McCoy
TORONTO - Right-handed reliever Trent Thornton has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners. Infielder Mason McCoy was sent to Toronto in return. McCoy was assigned to the Blue Jay...
Jul 26, 2023

Kodiaks add Saskatchewan player of the year to men's volleyball team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have added an accomplished player to their men's volleyball roster.Peyton Folk, a graduate of Winston Knoll Collegiate High School in Regina, signed wit...
Jul 26, 2023

Struggling Toronto FC trades veteran defender Matt Hedges to Austin FC
Toronto FC has traded defender Matt Hedges to Austin FC for up to US$475,000 in general allocation money, the club announced Wednesday. The struggling Major League Soccer side will receive $375,000 in...
Jul 26, 2023

3 Marines found at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff's office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pend...
Jul 26, 2023

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 26, 2023

Quebec judge denies request to appeal decision maintaining school prayer space ban
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has refused to allow a Muslim organization and a civil rights group to appeal a lower court decision maintaining the province's ban on prayer spaces in public sch...
Jul 26, 2023

Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference on Tuesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds. The Re...
Jul 26, 2023

Indigenous leaders hope new minister Anandasangaree will follow in Miller's footsteps
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders say they are hopeful that new Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will take inspiration from his predecessor's approach with organizations, community me...
Jul 26, 2023

Brooke Henderson wants to become first golfer to defend Evian Championship as a major
No one has won the Evian Championship in back-to-back years since it became a major, but Canada's Brooke Henderson is in a position to do just that this week. Henderson beat Sophia Schubert of the Uni...
Jul 26, 2023