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Capt. Tom Moore, UK veteran who walked for NHS, dies at 100
LONDON - Capt. Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who walked into the hearts of a nation in lockdown as he shuffled up and down his garden to raise money for healthcare workers has died after testing...
Feb 2, 2021

Canadian defender Callum Montgomery signs with Minnesota United
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Canadian defender Callum Montgomery has signed a new contract with Minnesota United FC. The Loons acquired the 23-year-old from Lantzville, B.C., in a December trade that sent F...
Feb 2, 2021

Canada signs deal with Novavax to make its COVID-19 vaccine at new Montreal facility
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a tentative agreement for Novavax to produce millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Canada once it's approved for use here.The U...
Feb 2, 2021

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:25 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has inked a deal that will see COVID-19 vaccines churned out on hom...
Feb 2, 2021

Balzac Billy predicts six more weeks of winter in the Prairies
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB - Although three of Canada's famous weather predicting groundhogs have called an early spring, Balzac Billy says things might be a little different in the Prairies.Balzac Billy i...
Feb 2, 2021

'No other means:' Nunavut judge acquits abused woman who killed husband
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge who acquitted a woman of murder for killing her abusive spouse in self-defence is warning that the territory's cycle of domestic violence will continue unless victim...
Feb 2, 2021

Police: Rapper Silento charged with murder in shooting death
ATLANTA - Silento, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin, authorities said. D...
Feb 2, 2021

Canadian women's basketball team in group with Spain, Serbia, South Korea at Olympics
MIES, Switzerland - The Canadian women's basketball team will have a chance to exact revenge on Spain at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Canada was placed into Group A with Spain, Serbia and South Korea in t...
Feb 2, 2021

Marilyn Manson denies Evan Rachel Wood's abuse allegations
LOS ANGELES - Rocker Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after actor Evan Rachel Wood accused her ex-fianc of sexual and other physical abuse, alleging she was "manipulated into s...
Feb 2, 2021

Obama speechwriter's memoir 'Grace' to come out in 2022
NEW YORK - The White House speechwriter who helped President Barack Obama work on his response to the Charleston church massacre in June 2015 has a book deal. Cody Keenan's memoir is set around the ti...
Feb 2, 2021