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Thousands without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without power, one week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through both provinces. At least 11 people were killed during last Sat...
May 29, 2022
Finland defeats Canada in overtime 4-3 to win world hockey championship
HELSINKI - Sakari Manninen scored in overtime to lift host Finland to a 4-3 win over Canada in a wild gold-medal game at the men's world hockey championships on Sunday. Finland also received two goals...
May 29, 2022
Dog rescued after falling in the coulees
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services Technical Rescue Team was called out to the coulees just after 12:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022 to help rescue a dog that had fallen off...
May 29, 2022
Nadal edges Auger-Aliassime at French Open; Djokovic next
PARIS (AP) - By the end of only the third five-setter Rafael Nadal has played in 112 career French Open matches, as the sun and temperature descended and the chants of "Ra-fa! Ra-fa!" filled the eveni...
May 29, 2022
Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
HALIFAX - Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and federal and provincial government dignitaries gathered on the Halifax waterfront today for the naming ceremony for two of Canada's new Arctic and Offsh...
May 29, 2022
Canadian Damian Warner wins sixth straight Gotzis decathlon event
GTZIS, Austria - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner won the 2022 Hypo Meeting Gotzis with a score of 8,797. This was the sixth year the London, Ont,, native has won the Gotzis decathlon event, n...
May 29, 2022
Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The review comes amid...
May 29, 2022
Canada finishes 13th at London rugby sevens but records two important victories
LONDON - The Canadian men finished 13th at the HSBC London Sevens on Sunday but recorded important wins over Wales and Japan to help them in their bid to avoid relegation from the HSBC World Rugby Sev...
May 29, 2022
Canada's Leylah Fernandez tops Amanda Anisimova to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS - Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open. The Laval, Que., native will see Italy's Martina Trevisan ...
May 29, 2022
Veteran forward Jason Spezza announces retirement, will join Maple Leafs front office
TORONTO - Veteran Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza announced his retirement Sunday after a 19-season NHL career. The 38-year-old is moving into the Maple Leafs' front office as a special assistant to ...
May 29, 2022