Author Archives:

TORONTO - Northern leaders are cheering a federal funding announcement for a long-awaited all-weather road into the heart of Canada's mineral-rich Arctic. "This is a significant first step,"...

MONTREAL - Cuban authorities have backed off a threat to seize the last surviving St. Lawrence River schooner, which ran aground on a beach in the Caribbean country on Jan. 27. But the dange...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The rebuilt Humboldt Broncos hockey team is heading to the playoffs. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team was devastated after its bus and a transport truck...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Andreas Borgman to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The contract, which kicks in next season, has an NHL salary of US$700,000. The 23-ye...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The rebuilt Humboldt Broncos hockey team is heading to the playoffs. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team was devastated after its bus and a transport truck...

QUEBEC - The head of Quebec's provincial police has been temporarily suspended following an allegation he committed criminal offences. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Martin Prud'hom...

BRANDON, Man. - The host province has hit turbulence at the Canadian men's curling championship. Manitoba's Mike McEwen was upset by Yukon's Jon Solberg 7-6 on Monday following a demoralizing los...

Canada has been given a challenging draw with Fiji, Samoa and Kenya in Pool B at the HSBC Canada Sevens this weekend at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men had hoped for a good finis...

With consumers becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, a restaurant in northern Saskatchewan has ditched Styrofoam, plastic and other materials that might nev...

Since she made the decision six years ago to start running competitively, Prince Albert's Vicki Macpherson has had her mind set on running in the Boston Marathon and next month she will have the oppor...