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Struggling Whitecaps go back to basics as they look for answers in Austin
VANCOUVER - It's been a rough start to the season for the Vancouver Whitecaps. With a single win in seven games, the 'Caps (1-5-1) linger near the bottom of Major League Soccer's Western Conference st...
Apr 22, 2022
Canada's top athletes begin mobilizing to change high-performance culture
Canada's top athletes are willing to repair breaches in trust with those who manage them, say their leaders, but the question is how. In what she's called a crisis, new Canadian sports minister Pascal...
Apr 22, 2022
City of Ottawa reclaims some of the $558,000 stolen in fraud scam
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa says it will reclaim at least some of the funds that were stolen after the local Salvation Army homeless shelter was targeted by fraudsters. Last week, city treasurer Wendy...
Apr 22, 2022
River ice will be gone soon
It may not seem like it, but the ice will soon be gone from the North Saskatchewan River next to the city. Communications manager Sean Osmar of the Water Security Agency said the river will be free in...
Apr 22, 2022
Ottawa Redblacks announce that quarterback Devlin (Duck) Hodges has retired
OTTAWA - Quarterback Devlin (Duck) Hodges has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Friday. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Hodges appeared in four games with Ottawa last season, his first in the CFL. T...
Apr 22, 2022
Another update provided as search for missing boy enters day four
More than three days after he was reported missing, the search continues for a five-year-old boy from Red Earth Cree Nation.An update was provided on search efforts Friday afternoon with the Chiefs of...
Apr 22, 2022
NFL draft guru Jeremiah suggests Canadian Metchie could be nice fit with Browns
If Jarvis Landry is done with the Cleveland Browns, NFL draft guru Daniel Jeremiah suggests Canadian John Metchie III could be a nice fit with the club. Cleveland released Landry, a five-time Pro Bowl...
Apr 22, 2022
Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology
VANCOUVER - Three Canadian companies with carbon capture technologies have won $1 million each from entrepreneur Elon Musk's foundation. The University of British Columbia says in a news release that ...
Apr 22, 2022
Quebec man pleads guilty in February 2020 killing of teen girl, sentenced to life
SAINT-JRME, Que. - A Quebec man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to the February 2020 murder of 13-year-old Ocane Boyer. Franois Sncal entered the plea Friday on a reduc...
Apr 22, 2022
P.A. Ukrainian community surprised by nearly fatal alleged hate crime in Victoria, B.C.
Members of Prince Albert's Ukrainian community are wrapping their heads around a possible hate crime two provinces over. A Ukrainian pastor and his family in Victoria were the victims of an arson atta...
Apr 22, 2022
