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Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing ...
Apr 30, 2024

PWHL announces playoff arenas for Toronto, Montreal to start their semifinal series
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League's first four playoff games will be played in Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum and Place Bell in Laval, Que. With Toronto and Montreal having secured playof...
Apr 30, 2024

Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it...
Apr 30, 2024

LPS looking for assistance in April 2023 robbery investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is continuing its investigation into a robbery last April.Police have pursued multiple avenues of investigation, but no arrest has been made. They ...
Apr 30, 2024

When it comes to NHL player injury transparency, mum's still the word
DENVER - Upper-body injury? Lower-body injury? Or perhaps the ultimate in vagueness: general body soreness? Much to the chagrin of hockey fans yearning for information on NHL player injuries, teams re...
Apr 30, 2024

'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...
Apr 30, 2024

Leafs star Auston Matthews (illness) briefly skates ahead of must-win Game 5
BOSTON - Auston Matthews took part in the Maple Leafs' optional morning skate ahead of Toronto's must-win Game 5 against the Boston Bruins down 3-1 in the teams' first-round playoff series. The 69-goa...
Apr 30, 2024

Elks take linebacker Mauga-Clements first overall in CFL global draft
TORONTO - The Edmonton Elks selected linebacker Eteva Mauga-Clements first overall in the CFL's global draft Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 218-pound Mauga-Clements, from American Samoa, last played foot...
Apr 30, 2024

Haiti's transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly installed transitional presidential council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country's prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its...
Apr 30, 2024

Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agenc...
Apr 30, 2024