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Vaive on Matthews setting Leafs single-season goal record: 'I hope he gets to 65'
TORONTO - Rick Vaive knew his record wouldn't stand forever. The hometown of the Toronto Maple Leafs player to eventually surpass him was the surprise - at least until recently. "If someone had told m...
Apr 08, 2022

Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares "moment of real change'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, hailing "a moment of real change in Amer...
Apr 08, 2022

The government has committed $5.3 billion to establish dental care, what comes next?
OTTAWA - The Liberal budget laid out money for a new dental care program Thursday, but not necessarily a plan. Now that $5.3 billion is on the table, the government has just shy of nine months to dril...
Apr 08, 2022

After two straight home victories, Toronto FC looks for rare road win in Utah
Buoyed by back-to-back home victories, Toronto FC looks to win on the road Saturday when it visits Real Salt Lake. History is not on TFC's side when it comes to Utah, however. Toronto has not won in t...
Apr 08, 2022

Jury deadlocked on some charges in Whitmer kidnap plot trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Jurors say they've reached decisions on some charges and are deadlocked on others in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. U...
Apr 08, 2022

No new murder trial for former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, court rules
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife and whose conviction was overturned last year by the federal justice minister won't face a new trial. Jacques Delisle, ...
Apr 08, 2022

Man in custody after reported stabbing in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 34-year-old Caucasian man, who 100 Mile House RCMP say is known to police, remains in custody after a reported stabbing in the town.RCMP attended to the reported stabbing alon...
Apr 08, 2022

Man seriously injured after rollover on Highway 97 north of 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 42-year-old Vancouver Island Man was taken to Williams Lake Hospital and may have suffered a spinal cord injury following a serious crash on Highway 97.100 Mile House RCMP say...
Apr 08, 2022

Boris Becker found guilty over bankruptcy, could face jail
LONDON (AP) - Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty on Friday of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was declared bankrupt. A jur...
Apr 08, 2022

Avalanche within boundaries of B.C.'s Whistler Blackcomb resort kills one skier: RCMP
WHISTLER, B.C. - RCMP and Whistler Blackcomb confirm a man died earlier this week when he was caught in an avalanche inside the boundaries of the ski resort about 120 kilometres north of Vancouver. Wh...
Apr 08, 2022