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Province announces support for first responders, health care workers experiencing PTSD
The province of Alberta says it's providing funds to assist first responders and emergency health care workers in dealing with post-traumatic stress.The funding totals $1.5 million, and can be applied...
Apr 16, 2022

Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names
Canada's under-20 men blanked Costa Rica 3-0 in exhibition soccer play Friday, with some familiar names sporting the Maple Leaf in the Costa Rican capital. Coach Mauro Biello's young soccer roster fea...
Apr 16, 2022

Ilya Sorokin ruins Carey Price’s return as Islanders down Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL - Carey Price made his long-awaited return to the Montreal Canadiens but Ilya Sorokin and the New York Islanders had the last laugh. Sorokin made 44 saves to record the shutout while Zach Par...
Apr 16, 2022

Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world
OTTAWA, ON -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around t...
Apr 16, 2022

Over 900 civilians dead around Kyiv, Russia vows new attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Indignant over what it called Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory and following the stunning loss of its Black Sea flagship, Moscow threatened renewed missile attacks on Kyiv, ...
Apr 16, 2022

'This is what we trained for:' Soldiers depart to help humanitarian crisis in Europe
OTTAWA, ON - Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland on Friday, April 15, 2022, for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Russia...
Apr 16, 2022

Canes crush Moose Jaw in 5-4 overtime win
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes narrowly overcame their visitors to the ENMAX Centre.In their Good Friday clash, the Canes defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4.Lethbridge made it onto the sc...
Apr 15, 2022

Over 900 civilians dead around Kyiv, Russia vows new attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Indignant over what it called Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory and following the stunning loss of its Black Sea flagship, Moscow threatened renewed missile attacks on Kyiv, ...
Apr 15, 2022

Ex-WNBA guard pleads not guilty to strangling former partner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former WNBA player Shoni Schimmel was arrested Friday and pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeastern Oregon. Schimmel, 2...
Apr 15, 2022

Ex-WNBA guard pleads not guilty to strangling former partner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former WNBA player Shoni Schimmel was arrested Friday and pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeastern Oregon. Schimmel, 2...
Apr 15, 2022