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Proposed $32.5B tobacco deal not 'doomed to fail,' judge says in ruling
TORONTO - An Ontario judge says any outstanding issues regarding a proposed $32.5 billion settlement between three major tobacco companies and their creditors should be solvable in the coming months. ...
Nov 05, 2024
Fatal northern Quebec police shooting followed drunk driving call, watchdog says
MONTREAL - The province's police watchdog is providing some new details about a police shooting that left one man dead and a second seriously injured in a remote northern Quebec village. The watchdog,...
Nov 05, 2024
Former world title contender Troy Amos-Ross headed to Boxing Canada Hall of Fame
Twelve years after his last fight, former world title contender Troy (The Boss) Amos-Ross is headed to the Boxing Canada Hall of Fame. Egerton Marcus, his cousin and 1988 Olympic silver medallist as a...
Nov 05, 2024
Western All-Star Showcase gets underway tonight
With hopes of getting a spot on Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC) in December, 40 of the best players from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Manitoba Junior Hockey...
Nov 05, 2024
B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity after 'human errors'
British Columbia's chief electoral officer says "extremely challenging weather conditions" and a new voting system factored into human errors that saw ballots go uncounted in the provincial election -...
Nov 05, 2024
Three years in jail for Wakaw bank fraudster
Stealing almost $750,000 from elderly clients of the Conexus Credit Union branch in Wakaw has landed a woman in jail for the next three years. Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Souter said given the magnitude...
Nov 05, 2024
Liberals propose seven-year extension for information commissioner Caroline Maynard
OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard is slated to answer questions from MPs today on her proposed reappointment. The Liberal government recently nominated Maynard to serve another seven-...
Nov 05, 2024
House of Commons committee recalls Tom Clark to talk New York City condo
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want Canada's consul general in New York to testify at a House of Commons committee again about the purchase of a new official residence in Manhattan. Members of the House op...
Nov 05, 2024
Andreescu withdraws from Canada's BJK Cup team ahead of its title defence in Spain
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from Canada's team in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Tennis Canada said in a release that Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., is focusing on her health after ...
Nov 05, 2024
Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer's knockout death recommends better oversight
EDMONTON - The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Timothy Hague, who was 34,...
Nov 05, 2024
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