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Pressure grows as winless Whitecaps prepare for Canadian clash with CF Montreal
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini believes his Vancouver Whitecaps have a "moral imperative" to come out strong in their first Canadian clash of the season on Saturday. Hosting CF Montreal is always big for t...
Mar 31, 2023

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital on Saturday
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a written st...
Mar 31, 2023

Canada's Spooner returns to women's world hockey championship with baby in tow
Natalie Spooner will play for Canada in a ninth women's world hockey championship, but this one feels different to her. Less than four months after giving birth to son Rory, the 32-year-old forward fr...
Mar 31, 2023

In The News for March 31 : Drilling down on cost of federal dental care
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 31 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 31, 2023

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Argentina - Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like ...
Mar 31, 2023

Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, foll...
Mar 31, 2023

Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition
Every Thursday to Sunday evening, the wait staff at the Ugly Duckling Dining & Provisions restaurant carefully set knives and forks on chopstick rests at each table. The Ugly Duckling, which opene...
Mar 31, 2023

Relatives of those killed in N.S. mass shooting say their work has only just begun
HALIFAX - The brother of a man killed during a mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost three years ago says he's keen to make sure recommendations from a public inquiry released Thursday are implemented. ...
Mar 31, 2023

Industry minister to deliver Rogers-Shaw update at press conference today
OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is set to make an announcement this morning about Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. A...
Mar 31, 2023

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Argentina - Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like ...
Mar 31, 2023