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Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say
OTTAWA - Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability. Gregor Robertson, the form...
May 23, 2025

Three weeks since two young children reported missing in rural Nova Scotia
LANSDOWNE STATION - It has been three weeks since two young children were reported missing from their rural home in northeastern Nova Scotia, and police have yet to say if they have found any evidence...
May 23, 2025

'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented
WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself ...
May 23, 2025

RCMP, city police brace for 'largest domestic security operation' as G7 summit nears
OTTAWA - RCMP and local police say security planning is well underway for next month's G7 summit in Alberta. Officials told The Canadian Press they're expecting protesters and are taking steps to deal...
May 23, 2025

Innovative horse simulator helps riders with disabilities get in the saddle
VICTORIA - "Do you want to go faster?" Jayne Imeson already knew the answer she was going to get from her six-year-old son, Casey, sitting astride his new steed in a park in Central Saanich, B.C. He n...
May 23, 2025

Panthers' Sam Reinhart exits Eastern final Game 2 against Hurricanes with injury after Aho hit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Florida forward Sam Reinhart left the Panthers' 5-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final with a lower-body injury and didn't retu...
May 23, 2025

Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes' latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley ...
May 23, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...
May 22, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...
May 22, 2025

Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are rolling. The Carolina Hurricanes are reeling. Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period,...
May 22, 2025