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Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member
OTTAWA - The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labou...
Jan 26, 2025

Canadian ice climbers bring thriving, nascent sport to world championship in Edmonton
Even with a torrent of blood flowing from his mouth, knowing several of his teeth were bent out of place, Gord McArthur believed he could get back on the wall. Moments before, in the middle of a manoe...
Jan 26, 2025

Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jannik Sinner claimed his second consecutive Australian Open championship on Sunday, never facing a single break point and using his complete game to outplay and frustrate ...
Jan 26, 2025

Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jannik Sinner claimed his second consecutive Australian Open championship on Sunday, never facing a single break point and using his complete game to outplay and frustrate ...
Jan 26, 2025

Liberal leadership hopefuls campaigning in Quebec on Sunday
OTTAWA - Former central banker Mark Carney is set to add another big endorsement to his growing pile of backers as Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is expected to announce his endorsement ...
Jan 26, 2025

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated
OTTAWA - On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during...
Jan 26, 2025

South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law last month, news reports said. Yonhap news agency reporte...
Jan 26, 2025

'He drags guys along': Quinn Hughes hitting new highs with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes is not one to settle. Last season, the Vancouver Canucks' captain won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman. Then he spent his off season further perfecting his game. ...
Jan 26, 2025

NHL roundup: Cam Talbot shines as Red Wings blank the Lightning 2-0
DETROIT (AP) - Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher's shot...
Jan 25, 2025

Hughes scores twice, Canucks snap Capitals' win streak with 2-1 decision
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the league-leading Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday. The performance extended Hughes' point streak to five games with five goals...
Jan 25, 2025

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