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A look at the Toronto Raptors' new head coach Darko Rajakovic
Darko Rajakovic may not yet be a familiar name in Toronto, but he has a coaching pedigree that spans almost three decades from Serbia, to Spain, to North America. Here is a look at the Raptors' new he...
Jun 13, 2023

Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government is lauding changes to its health-care system that it says reduced wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent. The territory released a r...
Jun 13, 2023

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
Hundreds of wildfires continue to rage in Canada as storms forecast across the country could bring much-needed rain, but also the risk of powerful winds and lightning. Here's a look at developments Tu...
Jun 13, 2023

To Your Health: Vitamin B Complex
PRINCE GEORGE - Vitamin B Complex is a group of B vitamins that play a role in your body's functions and we learn more about vitamin b complex in this week's To Your Health.Vitamin B complex is compos...
Jun 13, 2023

Canada's Bianca Andreescu wins opening match at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated Turkey's Zenyep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in first-round play at the Libema Open. Andreescu, the No. 6 seed from Mississauga, Ont., ...
Jun 13, 2023

Storm expected in northeast B.C., amid 'volatile' wildfire situation
VANCOUVER - More information is expected later today about what officials in northeastern British Columbia describe as the "volatile and rapidly evolving" wildfire situation, as another storm brings r...
Jun 13, 2023

Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says he has asked the national body that oversees the conduct of judges to consider making the process for dealing with complaints more transparent. At a news conferenc...
Jun 13, 2023

Rain could help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says a rainy forecast is raising hopes that the province's more than 7,200 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days. Franois Bonnardel ...
Jun 13, 2023

Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news
OTTAWA - Meta has started blocking news for some Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a Liberal government bill that is currently being studied in the Senate. Chris Dell, n...
Jun 13, 2023

Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash has case postponed to August
LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been postponed to late August. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested...
Jun 13, 2023