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Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan evacuated due to wildfire
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby. Residents of Fort Chipewyan, a community of about 800 people, had been told e...
May 30, 2023

Petes beat Remparts 4-2, keep Memorial Cup dream alive
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Peterborough Petes avoided elimination from the Memorial Cup playoff picture on Tuesday night by beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 at the Sandman Centre. The desperate Petes, who dr...
May 30, 2023

Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The Space...
May 30, 2023

Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found in northwest Arkansas, his brother told The Associated Press on Tueday. Dr. ...
May 30, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays pound out 14 hits in 7-2 victory over Milwaukee Brewers
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits apiece and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Tuesday night. The B...
May 30, 2023

Canada loses 5-2 to the U.S. in group play at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Canada dug itself an early hole and fell 5-2 to the defending champion United States on Tuesday in group play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. Ally Se...
May 30, 2023

Canada Soccer faces independent audit into finances, new funding conditions
OTTAWA - The federal government is imposing new conditions on funding for Canada Soccer, the sports ministry confirmed to The Canadian Press on Tuesday. The announcement comes after several parliament...
May 30, 2023

Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs
Vancouver councillors have approved the honorary street name of Komagata Maru Place for an iconic landmark in a move to redress a case of systemic discrimination that took place more than a century ag...
May 30, 2023

North Korea launches rocket likely connected to military spy satellite, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a purported rocket Wednesday, a day after the country announced a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit, South Korea's military said. T...
May 30, 2023

RCMP renew call for information into Quesnel man missing since 2016
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are renewing a plea for information into the case of a man who has been missing for nearly seven years.Bryan Twan was last seen on June 6, 2016 near West Park Mall in Q...
May 30, 2023