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Canada's Dion wins short track world gold, Hamelin career ends with relay bronze
MONTREAL - Canadian short-track speedskater Pascal Dion won his first world championship gold medal and his decorated teammate Charles Hamelin capped his career with a relay bronze. Montreal's Dion wo...
Apr 10, 2022

'A huge rift:' COVID-19 response strains relationships in northern Alberta county
MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA - The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks. "We're not at each other's throats, b...
Apr 10, 2022

'It was the only one right decision:' Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army
TORONTO - Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for comb...
Apr 10, 2022

Jonah Heim leads Rangers past Blue Jays 12-6 after Toronto blows 6-1 lead
TORONTO - Jonah Heim had two hits and three runs batted in, including a two-run homer, as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 on Sunday. Matt Chapman's three-run homer was his fi...
Apr 10, 2022

Court rejects bid to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over labour concerns
OTTAWA - Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China. The Federal Court has rejected thei...
Apr 10, 2022

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Riding high after a decisive victory for Ferrari in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, Charles Leclerc's belief in the team's prospects are growing by the race. A grand p...
Apr 10, 2022

Liberals planning national policy convention for May of next year
OTTAWA - Liberals plan to gather for a national convention in Ottawa in the spring of next year. The Liberal Party of Canada says the convention, to take place in the national capital May 4-6, 2023, w...
Apr 10, 2022

US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
WASHINGTON (AP) - After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday. Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Ru...
Apr 10, 2022

'A huge rift:' COVID-19 response strains relationships in northern Alberta county
MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA - The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks. "We're not at each other's throats, b...
Apr 10, 2022

'It was the only one right decision:' Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army
TORONTO - Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for comb...
Apr 10, 2022

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