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Lululemon reports Q2 revenue up 29 per cent, net income of US$290M
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue climbed 29 per cent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year as it saw sales climb across its operations including higher gains i...
Sep 01, 2022
Blue Jays go on critical 10-game road trip with stops in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Texas
TORONTO - Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider has a simple recipe he hopes Toronto can stick to as it winds down Major League Baseball's regular season. Schneider counted off the ingredients in h...
Sep 01, 2022
Canada into women's world hockey semifinal with 3-0 win over Sweden
HERNING, DENMARK - Sarah Potomak had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 3-0 win over Sweden in a women's world hockey championship quarterfinal Thursday. Jocelyne Larocque and Erin Ambrose also ...
Sep 01, 2022
Ambrosie says he has received assurances from Alouettes majority ownership about club
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has received assurances from the Montreal Alouettes majority ownership that nothing has changed with the CFL club. Minority owner Gary Stern created a hug...
Sep 01, 2022
Culture minister bashes 'Laurentian elites' as Alberta celebrates birthday holiday
EDMONTON - Alberta celebrated its inaugural birthday party holiday with Culture Minister Ron Orr bashing the prime minster and "Laurentian elites" while asserting the province has received the short e...
Sep 01, 2022
Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police of...
Sep 01, 2022
Auditor general says B.C. government should adjust bookkeeping method
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is defending his criticism of the provincial government over a long-standing difference of opinion about how some public accounting numbers should be crun...
Sep 01, 2022
Out-of-control wildfire just 5 kilometres away from Hudson's Hope
HUDSON'S HOPE - Nerve racking times in Hudson's Hope due to an encroaching wildfire.The Prince George Fire Centre says the Dinosaur Lake fire is located approximately five kilometres southwest of the ...
Sep 01, 2022
Outfielder Bradley Zimmer, reliever Casey Lawrence added to Blue Jays' roster
TORONTO - Outfielder Bradley Zimmer and relief pitcher Casey Lawrence have been added to the Toronto Blue Jays roster. Zimmer reported to the major league roster on Thursday after Toronto claimed him ...
Sep 01, 2022
Moir credits his coaches-turned-colleagues for rediscovering his love of skating
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir came out of retirement to compete at the 2018 Olympics with a "stone cold" focus. "T and I . . . we wanted to win, and nothing else," Moir said. Their f...
Sep 01, 2022