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Mac Neil breaks own 50m backstroke world record at short course championships
MELBOURNE, Australia - Maggie Mac Neil repeated as champion in the women's 50-metre backstroke Friday at the short course swimming championships, taking the gold medal in a world-record time of 25.25 ...
Dec 16, 2022
Year in review: A look at news events in April 2022
A look at news events in April 2022: 1 - Pope Francis apologized for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system. A Mtis delegation travelled to the Vatican to talk...
Dec 16, 2022
Year in review: A look at news events in February 2022
A look at news events in February 2022: 1 - The demonstrators still taking part in a protest in front of Parliament Hill said they were staying put until all COVID-related restrictions were lifted. So...
Dec 16, 2022
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2022
A look at news events in March 2022: 1 - Russian forces escalated their attacks on populated urban areas of Ukraine. In strategic Kharkiv, explosions tore through the region's Soviet-era administrativ...
Dec 16, 2022
Year in review: A look at news events in January 2022
A look at news events in January 2022: 4 - An Ontario court awarded $107 million to the families of six of the victims of the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines flight two years ago. More tha...
Dec 16, 2022
Nurse scores late, Canadian women's hockey team beats US
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Sarah Nurse scored with less than five minutes to play and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Thursday night after losing the first three games in the seven-game Rivalry Serie...
Dec 16, 2022
Mr. Grinch returns to PA to spread Christmas Joy to others
The Grinch has made his return to Prince Albert for the holidays and he's not here to steal Christmas. Instead, he's here to do the opposite. For the second straight year, the fuzzy green creature tra...
Dec 16, 2022
Former Kosovo rebel commander convicted of 1999 murder
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army was found guilty Friday of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners perceived as supporters of Serbia during the cou...
Dec 16, 2022
In The News for Dec. 16: Are Canadians losing money by not filing taxes?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 16, 2022
Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear
VICTORIA - At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop. Holland said he recalle...
Dec 16, 2022
