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Elephant seals take over California beach during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular to...
Jan 30, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs get defenceman Jake Muzzin in trade with L.A. Kings
TORONTO - Growing up in southern Ontario, Jake Muzzin and his friends used to pretend they were their heroes from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now that he's been traded to Toronto, the veteran defenc...
Jan 30, 2019
NHL all-star skills event another turning point for women's hockey
CALGARY - Performances by women in the NHL's all-star skills competition continue to make waves. Can female hockey harness the buzz? The NHL's inclusion of Canadian players Rebecca Johnson and Re...
Jan 30, 2019
Rural Quebec towns join movement against Quebec's struggling gun registry
MONTREAL - A revolt is brewing in small towns across Quebec against the provincial law forcing long-gun owners to register their firearms with the government. As the deadline to register sho...
Jan 30, 2019
Liberals hoping Outremont byelection win will lead to big gains in Quebec come October
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal ...
Jan 30, 2019
US charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, a top company executive and several subsidiaries, alleging the company stole trade secrets, misl...
Jan 30, 2019
'Joy sprang out of our grief:' Parents of misidentified Bronco describe mix-up
MELFORT, Sask. - The parents of a Humboldt Bronco hockey player misidentified after a deadly crash on a Saskatchewan highway say they weren't convinced the battered body lying in the funeral...
Jan 30, 2019
U.S. levels 13 charges against Huawei for stealing secrets, evading sanctions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice laid out its case Monday against Canada's most famous corporate detainee, unsealing 13 criminal counts of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction agains...
Jan 30, 2019
More indigenous culture needed in schools, says teachers' union
This article was updated at 2019-01-31 03:53.The union representing Saskatchewan's teachers says the Ministry of Education needs improvement when it comes to the allocation of people and resources wit...
Jan 30, 2019
McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
MONTREAL - McGill University says it need more time before deciding what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier says in a statement t...
Jan 30, 2019
