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Radio host Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2...
Apr 20, 2023

Police investigate theft of more than $20M of gold, goods at Toronto Pearson Airport
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Peel Regional Police say they are investigating the theft of more than $20 million worth of gold and other valuable items from Toronto Pearson Airport. Duty Insp. Stephen Duivestey...
Apr 20, 2023

Tampa defenceman Victor Hedman misses Game 2 against Leafs with undisclosed injury
TORONTO - Victor Hedman missed Game 2 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury. The six-foot-seven defenceman, who didn't see action a...
Apr 20, 2023

Scherzer suspended 10 games for sticky substance ejection
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets pitcher Maz Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand during a game. Scherzer appe...
Apr 20, 2023

Tennessee GOP lawmaker resigns after ethics panel finding
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee resigned Thursday due to an ethics violation involving the Legislature's workplace discrimination and harassment policy. Rep. Scotty Campbell...
Apr 20, 2023

B.C.'s Terminal 2 Roberts Bank project gets federal approval; 370 binding conditions
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced the approval of a contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, south of Vancouver. The government says in a statement the Roberts Bank Te...
Apr 20, 2023

Source: Earl Cochrane steps down as general secretary of Canada Soccer
Earl Cochrane is stepping down as general secretary of Canada Soccer, according to a source. The source, not authorized to speak publicly because the departure had not been announced yet, confirmed th...
Apr 20, 2023

The Oilers power play is elite. But so far, the penalty kill is doing heavy lifting
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers power play is good - really good. But it might be their penalty-killing that will determine if they get past the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs. Th...
Apr 20, 2023

Kansas governor vetoes bills on trans youth care, bathrooms
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed Republican legislation aimed at ending gender-affirming care for children and teens, and another, sweeping GOP proposal for preventin...
Apr 20, 2023

Montreal university to keep donation linked to Chinese government influence effort
MONTREAL - A Montreal university says it will keep a donation from two Chinese businessmen that has been linked to an alleged plot by the Chinese government to influence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....
Apr 20, 2023