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Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer's lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Bern...
Dec 13, 2023
Shohei Ohtani to be introduced at Dodger Stadium on Thursday
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will officially introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference on Thursday. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal last week...
Dec 13, 2023
City Council approves changes to parking fines, hours
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Parking in the downtown core is about to change.In the City's operating budget for 2023-2026, they approved a parking fine increase from $25 to $50 with a $15 reduction if paid within...
Dec 13, 2023
Minister doesn't yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she's not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issu...
Dec 13, 2023
Minister doesn't yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she's not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issu...
Dec 13, 2023
Alouettes extend Grey Cup hero Tyson Philpot through 2025 CFL season
MONTREAL - Canadian wide receiver Tyson Philpot, who caught the winning touchdown pass in this year's Grey Cup, has signed a one-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes. Philpot, who was u...
Dec 13, 2023
Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Two of Russia's top swimmers have been drug tested by their country's anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023, part of a larger trend in the country that adds an ex...
Dec 13, 2023
Here today, gone tomorrow: How NHL relationships change after a firing
Connor McDavid has played for five coaches in his nine NHL seasons. He's watched four walk out the door. "It's very hard," the Edmonton Oilers captain said of a bench boss getting fired. "Professional...
Dec 13, 2023
After legal disputes and death threats, Montreal suburb deer cull to go ahead in 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Montreal suburb says its long-awaited cull of nuisance deer in a local park will finally go ahead in the fall of 2024. Since 2020 activists have tried to stop the City of Longueuil...
Dec 13, 2023
Hunter Biden insists he will only testify in public before a congressional committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hunter Biden on Wednesday lashed out at Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the Capitol he will only testify before a congres...
Dec 13, 2023