Author Archives:
Sunwing Airlines says outage caused by 'compromise' of check-in systems provider
TORONTO, ON - Sunwing Airlines Inc. says a technical problem that has grounded flights and stranded thousands of passengers is due to a "compromise'' of its server network.The Toronto-based company no...
Apr 20, 2022
Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a week...
Apr 20, 2022
Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war
LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent pla...
Apr 20, 2022
Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war
LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent pla...
Apr 20, 2022
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent in March
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation hit 6.7 per cent in March, the fastest year-over-year increase in the consumer price index since January 1991.The increase compared wit...
Apr 20, 2022
Red Deer to host entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup
RED DEER, AB - It's official: Red Deer will host the entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup this summer.Red Deer was scheduled to co-host the annual tournament with Edmonton, but plans changed when the IIHF and Ho...
Apr 20, 2022
Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family's home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol w...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu
VANCOUVER - Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poul...
Apr 20, 2022
Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for co...
Apr 19, 2022
Granlund's shootout winner leads Predators over Flames 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Matt Duchene scored his 40th goal of the season and Mikael Granlund had the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames o...
Apr 19, 2022