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Prime Video's Canadian slate includes docs on RV culture, Toronto romance scammer
TORONTO - Prime Video's upcoming Canadian lineup includes a docuseries about Alberta brothers who sell RV parts and a true crime story about the dark side of Toronto's dating scene. The streamer annou...
May 29, 2025

Flyers re-sign Tyson Foerster to a 2-year, $7.5 million contract
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Tyson Foerster to a two-year contract worth $7.5 million. General manager Daniel Briere announced the extension Thursday. Foerster will ...
May 29, 2025

Canada dispatches Panama 7-1 in opening game of CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
ALAJUELA - Anabelle Chukwu scored twice as Canada opened play at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship on Thursday with a comfortable 7-1 win over Panama. The 18-year-old from Ottawa added to her Can...
May 29, 2025

Police plead for information in 2019 homicide of Richmond, B.C., notary Stephen Chong
Police are issuing a plea for information nearly six years after a British Columbia notary public was found dead in his office in what investigators say was a targeted homicide. The Society of Notarie...
May 29, 2025

Quebec committee recommends restricting social media accounts for youth under 14
QUBEC - A committee of Quebec legislature members is recommending that social media accounts be barred for youth under the age of 14 unless they have the consent of a parent or guardian. The recommend...
May 29, 2025

Car shoppers pessimistic about Canada's zero-emissions vehicle sales target: survey
A new survey has found that the majority of car buyers don't think the Canadian government can achieve its target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, as interest in electric vehicle p...
May 29, 2025

A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on N...
May 29, 2025

Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project
MONTREAL - The Senate opposition leader says it was "irresponsible" for a federal Crown corporation to spend $330,000 on a rebranding exercise. Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos says the decision to pay ...
May 29, 2025

White House says Israel has accepted a new US proposal for a temporary ceasefire; Hamas evaluating
Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday. "I can confirm that special envoy (Steve) Witkoff and the president submitted a ceasefire p...
May 29, 2025

Mattias Ekholm to return from injury for Oilers in Game 5 against Stars
DALLAS - Mattias Ekholm will return to the Edmonton Oilers lineup for Game 5 of the NHL's Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The top-pair defenceman suffered a lower-...
May 29, 2025