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Document details initial response to Nova Scotia mass shooting by RCMP tactical team
HALIFAX - An RCMP tactical team tasked with tracking down a mass shooter in April 2020 was dealing with the aftermath of his deadly toll in Portapique, N.S., when it was alerted hours later that he ha...
May 16, 2022

Golden Knights fire Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach Peter DeBoer after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon made the announcement Mo...
May 16, 2022

Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country. Borne, 61, succeeds Jean Castex, whose resignation was expe...
May 16, 2022

Coroner's inquest begins into 2020 police shooting of Indigenous woman in N.B.
FREDERICTON - A jury of three women and two men has been chosen in the coroner's inquest into the death of Chantel Moore - a 26-year-old Indigenous woman fatally shot during a wellness check by police...
May 16, 2022

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price named finalist for Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is one of three finalists for the 2022Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance...
May 16, 2022

Rugby player Elton Jantjies arrested after airplane incident
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies was charged Monday with malicious damage to property and contravening aviation laws after allegedly breaking a TV screen and swe...
May 16, 2022

More training camp practices cancelled as CFL strike continues
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats cancelled a second day of training-camp practices Monday as the CFL players' strike entered its second day. Talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association broke o...
May 16, 2022

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is ...
May 16, 2022

Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso's fashion week. Designers say they are striving to make the West Afri...
May 16, 2022

Document details initial response to Nova Scotia mass shooting by RCMP tactical team
HALIFAX - An RCMP tactical team tasked with tracking down a mass shooter in April 2020 was dealing with the aftermath of his deadly toll in Portapique, N.S., when it was alerted hours later that he ha...
May 16, 2022