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Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...
Jun 16, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets Roger Federer in second round of Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open on Wednesday. It was the first career meeting between the 20-year-ol...
Jun 16, 2021

Green Leader Annamie Paul survives planned ouster, but post remains precarious
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has survived another day of party strife after a move to push her out shifted course, leaving her with a tenuous grip on power ahead of a likely federal election thi...
Jun 16, 2021

Face to face: Biden, Putin meet for long-anticipated summit
GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin have arrived on Wednesday at the lush lakeside Swiss mansion for their highly anticipated summit, a moment of consequential diplomacy...
Jun 16, 2021

The Latest: Biden and Putin open summit with a handshake
GENEVA (AP) - GENEVA - President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva. The two were first greeted by the Swiss president before sitting down for...
Jun 16, 2021

Malaysia court rules against coroner verdict in teen's death
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian High Court found Wednesday that a coroner erred in ruling that the death of a French-Irish teenager whose body was found near a jungle resort was likely due t...
Jun 16, 2021

Ontario opens borders, StatsCan releases May inflation rate : In The News for June 16
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 June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 16, 2021

Frazier snaps tie, Yankees come back to beat Blue Jays 6-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday ni...
Jun 15, 2021

Kucherov shines, Lightning beat Islanders 4-2 in Game 2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat delivered early goals and NHL playoff scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had three more assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning rebound from a series-open...
Jun 15, 2021

Canada defeats Haiti, advances to final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Helped by an own goal and strikes by Cyle Larin and Junior Hoilett, Canada dispatched Haiti 3-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifyi...
Jun 15, 2021