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Joey Votto targets return to Reds lineup and Toronto on Friday
Toronto native Joey Votto knows exactly what sights he wants to see when he returns to his hometown. "I'd like to see the centre of the baseball. And parts of the city? Somewhere around windows? Maybe...
May 19, 2022

Germany: 1 person wounded, 1 detained in school attack
BERLIN (AP) - German police say they have detained a suspect in connection with a Thursday morning attack at a high school in the northern city of Bremerhaven in which one person was injured. Police s...
May 19, 2022

Kenney resigns and Prince Charles continues tour: In The News for May 19, 2022
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 Thursday, May 19, 2022 ... What we are watchin...
May 19, 2022

Residential school survivors didn't want to 'wear' decision to raise flag: documents
OTTAWA - Documents show some residential school survivors told Ottawa they didn't want to "wear" a decision to raise the Canadian flag, as the government spent months mulling how to lift the Maple Lea...
May 19, 2022

B.C. judge issues decision in fraud, breach of trust case of former legislature clerk
VANCOUVER - The former clerk of the British Columbia legislature is expected to hear a judge's ruling today following a Vancouver trial that ended in March. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes, of ...
May 19, 2022

Five reasons Quebec's language law reform is stirring controversy
MONTREAL - A protest against Quebec's proposed overhaul of its language law drew a large crowd in Montreal on Saturday. The government says Bill 96 is a moderate reform that will improve protection fo...
May 19, 2022

Bulldog willpower and work ethic: Jason Kenney led Alberta through COVID, oil crash
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, at the founding convention of his United Conservative Party in 2018, said he'd consider members' input on policy but the bottom line was simple: "I hold the pe...
May 18, 2022

Battle of Alberta starts with a bang as Flames down Oilers 9-6 to open playoff series
CALGARY - Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Edmonton Oilers to open their playoff series. The NHL's first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years ...
May 18, 2022

Lucas Cavallini scores third of the season as Vancouver beats Dallas 2-1
VANCOUVER - Lucas Cavallini scored a last-minute penalty kick to lift Vancouver to a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Wednesday evening at BC Place. The goal was his third of the season and came after a scra...
May 18, 2022

'A fine leader:' Reaction to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning after UCP review
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 per cent of votes. He...
May 18, 2022