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Liberal premier calls Prince Edward Island election for April 23
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan called an early election Tuesday night, announcing an April 23 vote that polls suggest could produce Canada's first Green Party government. "This is Pri...
Mar 28, 2019
Mass lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism
OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...
Mar 28, 2019
Independent probe sought in heavy-handed intervention by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who was beaten by transit inspectors in a ticketing attempt captured on a bystander video this month broke his silence Tuesday, criticizing what he said was an excessive use ...
Mar 28, 2019
Boosted by arrival of Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC looks for third straight win
TORONTO - A win over visiting New York City FC on Friday and Toronto FC can accomplish something it failed to do all of last season - win three league games in a row. Toronto (2-0-0) won back-to-...
Mar 28, 2019
FedEx van thief to serve time in community, banned from driving for 3 years
An 18-year-old man who stole a FedEx delivery van outside a downtown Prince Albert business last fall has been sentenced to serve time in the community. Brandon Roy was sentenced to a 12-month conditi...
Mar 28, 2019 The man charged in connection with a stolen FedEx delivery van last fall has been sentenced. (screenshot/Neil Headrick)
Former Afghanistan hostage Boyle made frantic 911 call about wife, court hears
OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to kill...
Mar 28, 2019
Quebec premier defends limiting court challenges of upcoming secularism bill
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault invoked Quebecers' values, language and distinctiveness Tuesday to justify shielding from court challenge upcoming legislation th...
Mar 28, 2019
Port Moody mayor charged with sex assault: BC Prosecution Service
PORT MOODY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says the mayor of Port Moody, B.C., has been charged with sexual assault. The service says in a statement that Robert Vagramov is alleged to hav...
Mar 28, 2019
Wilkie looking for final push in Kraft Hockeyville 2019
It's been a long road for the town of Wilkie's rink.The town of 1,300, which is just under 60 kilometers southwest of the Battlefords was devastated by a fire to their rink in 2015, when an electrical...
Mar 28, 2019 Helen Urlacher holds the sign and hopes Hockeyville is awarded to Wilkie in 2019 (submitted/Helen Urlacher)
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets Basilashvili to earn quarterfinal spot
MIAMI - Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime knows there are expectations that come with being a breakout star in pro tennis, but he also knows it's a burden he doesn't have to bear alone. Au...
Mar 28, 2019
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