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SD91 hire new superintendent
VANDERHOOF - Karla Mitchell has been hired as superintendent of schools in School District 91. Mitchell is currently based in Truro, Nova Scotia where she is the system supervisor for Chignecto Centra...
Feb 22, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps extend starting goalkeeper Thomas Hasal through 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up their No. 1 goalkeeper, signing Thomas Hasal to an extension through 2023. The deal, announced Tuesday, also includes club options for the 2024 and 2...
Feb 22, 2022

Four Conservative MPs want Jean Charest to enter party's leadership race
MONTREAL - Four Conservative members of Parliament say they want former Quebec premier Jean Charest to enter the race for the party's leadership. In an open letter published Tuesday, the MPs say Chare...
Feb 22, 2022

A look at the lives lost in the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The victims in the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers ...
Feb 22, 2022

Ottawa police respond to Rideau Centre mall same day it reopens
Ottawa's largest mall has been evacuated and a suspect has been arrested with a possible weapon, on the first day the shopping centre has been open since protests forced stores to shut down late last ...
Feb 22, 2022

GOP leaders pick Iowa governor for State of Union response
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 1, GOP congressional leaders announced Tuesday. Reynolds was ...
Feb 22, 2022

Emergencies Act passes Commons vote and Ukraine on edge: In The News for Feb. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 22, 2022

Canadian women approach Spain with plenty of respect at Arnold Clark Cup
After tying host England and defeating Germany at the Arnold Clark Cup, Canada may face its toughest test at the four-team tournament in the form of Spain. A win Wednesday at Wolverhampton's Molineux ...
Feb 22, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2...
Feb 22, 2022

Closing arguments begin for 3 cops charged in Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Closing arguments have begun in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng an...
Feb 22, 2022