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Police associations to examine issues behind officer killings after recent deaths
TORONTO - Some of Canada's largest police associations say they are banding together to identify the root causes behind the killings of five police officers in the past four months. The Canadian Polic...
Jan 6, 2023
Fitness is a lifestyle, not a new year’s resolution says local gym owners
A new year means many people are thinking of resolutions to better themselves in 2023, and one of the common ones is personal fitness.According to the blog, Time2Play, nearly 30 per cent of Canadian p...
Jan 6, 2023
Djokovic beats Shapovalov; advances to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Adelaide International on Friday to set up a semifinal with Daniil Medvedev. The combined ATP-WTA event is a wa...
Jan 6, 2023
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard etches name into WJC history books with scoring output
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard strung together the best scoring performance at a world junior hockey championship in 20 years, leading his country to its 20th gold medal on Thursday. The 17-year-old ha...
Jan 6, 2023
In The News for Jan. 6, 2023: Are there toxic contaminants in some Alberta snowpacks?
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 Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 ... What we are watching ...
Jan 6, 2023
Prince Edward Island bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax
He won't be able to soar into the skies or skim the waters with his wings, but a bald eagle treated at a veterinary college at the University of Prince Edward Island after being hit by a car in Octobe...
Jan 6, 2023
He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver's camper community
VANCOUVER - At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. He climbs out of his black Tesl...
Jan 6, 2023
Alberta government won't release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. The data was collected by two senior provincial go...
Jan 6, 2023
Vancouver Canucks snap skid with 4-2 win over struggling Colorado Avalanche
VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and his Vancouver Canucks got a much-needed win Thursday, edging the Colorado Avalanche 4-2. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller each added a goal for the Canucks (17...
Jan 6, 2023
McCarthy offers deal to end standoff in House speaker fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle ...
Jan 6, 2023
