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Former Toronto FC fullback Domenico Criscito resurfaces in Italy with Genoa
Veteran defender Domenico Criscito, who announced his retirement from Toronto FC in mid-November, has resurfaced with his former club Genoa in Italy. Criscito, who turns 36 on Friday, joined the MLS t...
Dec 28, 2022

Canadian skier James Crawford second in World Cup downhill
BORMIO, Italy - Canadian skier James Crawford raced to a second-place finish on one of the world's most demanding courses to reach the podium in the final World Cup downhill of 2022. Crawford, from To...
Dec 28, 2022

Austrian world junior coach Kirk Furey back home in Nova Scotia: 'A dream come true'
HALIFAX - Kirk Furey boarded a plane at age 16 with the knowledge his hockey journey - his dream - would likely take him far from home. Nearly three decades later, that path through leagues on both si...
Dec 28, 2022

Connection and trust: NDP leader looking to extend momentum from ’22 to ’23
When 2022 started, Carla Beck didn't have the Saskatchewan NDP leadership on her mind.But come June 26, she stood on stage at the leadership convention, beaming to a crowd of party supporters with her...
Dec 28, 2022

Recent arrests tied to spate of robberies and other crimes in Quebec City: police
Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days. Police arrested five pe...
Dec 28, 2022

Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Army says his force is facing more demands at home and in Europe even as the number of soldiers under his command continues to shrink. Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul says the sque...
Dec 28, 2022

Judge orders another long prison term in Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. Barry Croft Jr. was the fourt...
Dec 28, 2022

Investigation opened after death of inmate at Bordeaux jail in Montreal
MONTREAL - An inmate from Bordeaux jail in Montreal has died from injuries he sustained last weekend inside the provincial detention centre. Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died in hospital. Quebec provinc...
Dec 28, 2022

About 19K Quebec hydro customers still without power almost 1 week after storm
MONTREAL - Nearly 19,000 Hydro-Qubec customers are still without power this morning, after a winter storm slammed Eastern Canada last week. The public utility's outage map shows more than 5,700 client...
Dec 28, 2022

Snowfall warnings in effect for Saskatoon, central Saskatchewan
While there are no weather warnings in place for northern Saskatchewan, the central part of the province will see much more snow today. A number of snowfall warnings are in effect from Environment Can...
Dec 28, 2022