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First lady to host roundtable on breast and cervical cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer, part of the administration's "moonshot" effort to reduce deaths from cancer, the White House said. ...
Oct 21, 2022

Guilty plea due in Michigan school shooting that killed 4
DETROIT (AP) - A teenager accused of killing four fellow students and injuring more at a Michigan high school is expected to plead guilty to murder next week, authorities said Friday. Ethan Crumbley h...
Oct 21, 2022

Drought, lack of rain and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but hot and dry weather that lasted through most of October has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected wi...
Oct 21, 2022

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump, demanding he testify
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena Friday to Donald Trump, exercising its subpoena power against the former president who lawma...
Oct 21, 2022

CRTC head is confident about managing online news bill despite 'challenges' ahead
OTTAWA - The chair of Canada's broadcasting regulator says there will be challenges along the way but the body is well equipped to iron out the details of a bill that seeks to regulate online news. Ia...
Oct 21, 2022

Atletico Ottawa set for another CPL landmark as it hosts first-ever playoff game
Another landmark for Atletico Ottawa on Sunday as it hosts its first-ever home playoff game in the Canadian Premier League. Under new coach Carlos Gonzalez, Ottawa has already completed a worst to fir...
Oct 21, 2022

Critics call Gymnastics Canada's agreement with Abuse-Free Sport "miniscule step"
Gymnastics Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new federal program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. But an international athletes rights group said the news is mo...
Oct 21, 2022

Alouettes eyeing first in CFL East ahead of season-ending two-game set with Argos
MONTREAL - With two games remaining, the Montreal Alouettes are set to embark on a home-and-home series that will decide first place in the Canadian Football League's East Division. The Alouettes (8-8...
Oct 21, 2022

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 millio...
Oct 21, 2022

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 millio...
Oct 21, 2022