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Canadiens strike back with 3-2 win over Lightning
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens got their revenge in the second of back-to-back games with the Tampa Bay Lightning by posting a 3-2 win on Tuesday. Kirby Dach scored after missing 16 games with a lo...
Mar 21, 2023
Lawsuit seeks to block Wyoming’s ban on medication abortions
Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming's new ban on medication abortions from taking effect. A group hoping to open what would be the state's second clini...
Mar 21, 2023
Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. Documents ...
Mar 21, 2023
Prince Albert frontline worker calls on provincial government to prioritize mental health supports in budget
The director of program development for Prince Albert's YWCA is hoping mental health is prioritized in Wednesday's provincial budget. Rob Dunlop noted increases this past year in the city's homeless p...
Mar 21, 2023
Canada's Marino and Sebov advance to second round at Miami Open
MIAMI - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Toronto's Katherine Sebov have advanced to the second round of the Miami Open. Marino moved on with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tue...
Mar 21, 2023
NBA suspends Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks for 18th technical
NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks for one game without pay for his 18th technical foul this season. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of...
Mar 21, 2023
Canada Basketball enters into jersey sponsorship deal with Sun Life
TORONTO - Insurance company Sun Life has entered into a multi-year jersey sponsorship agreement with Canada Basketball. Canada senior national teams will feature the Sun Life logo on the front of thei...
Mar 21, 2023
Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship
Two sisters will be representing Saskatchewan at the Spelling Bee National Championships.The Saskatchewan First Nations Spelling Bee was held in Saskatoon last week with over 150 students from 21 diff...
Mar 21, 2023
Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for peopl...
Mar 21, 2023
Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are some highlights: - Income tax cuts of one percentage point on the first two ...
Mar 21, 2023
