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Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada
TORONTO - Canada's industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.'s leaders for the country to get more ambitious. Franois-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian DNA has...
Oct 03, 2024

Hamilton Tiger-Cats unbeaten since quarterback Mitchell began wearing overalls
HAMILTON - Add fashion icon to veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's long list of CFL accomplishments. Five weeks ago, the two-time league MVP wore overalls to a gathering with teammates as a lark, t...
Oct 03, 2024

Canada's roster for International Para Hockey Cup heavy with world champions
ELMIRA, ONTARIO - Canada's team for the International Para Hockey Cup is heavy on players coming off a world championship victory. The 18-player roster for the Oct. 7-13 tournament in Ostrava, Czechia...
Oct 03, 2024

Frank Stronach faces new sex assault charges involving three additional complainants
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest...
Oct 03, 2024

30-year-old man arrested after fleeing police in Quesnel
QUESNEL - A 30-year-old man that Quesnel RCMP say is a repeat offender has been arrested.It follows a pursuit that began at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday (Oct.2) night following a report of a suspici...
Oct 03, 2024

Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's justice minister says his new bill would give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent. Simon Jolin-Barret...
Oct 03, 2024

Canadian women's hockey team job opportunity expands on world championship rosters
CALGARY - Women afforded the same amount of job opportunity as men at world hockey championships creates a new dynamic on Canada's team, although the same equality has yet to be extended to women for ...
Oct 03, 2024

B.C. court rejects attempt to stop thousands of trees from being cut in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court will not grant an injunction to stop tree removal in Vancouver's Stanley Park after a group claimed the work was doing more harm than good. The court ruled this week...
Oct 03, 2024

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A nation...
Oct 03, 2024

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A nation...
Oct 03, 2024