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One dead, two injured after building collapses in north-end Montreal
MONTREAL - A man has died and two others were injured after the partial collapse of a building on Saturday afternoon in Montreal. The city's Fire Department said firefighters discovered the body of th...
Sep 24, 2023
Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details
The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris confirmed Saturday that credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage earlier in the day.The Toronto-based technology company iss...
Sep 24, 2023

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule fro...
Sep 24, 2023

Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher wo...
Sep 24, 2023

A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One year after a wave driven by post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into the back of her house and twisted it like a corkscrew, Lori Dicks now lives up on a hill, far from the water. ...
Sep 24, 2023

B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what...
Sep 24, 2023

Maya Turner becomes first woman to score in U Sports regular-season football game
WINNIPEG - University of Manitoba Bisons kicker Maya Turner had a day to remember on Saturday. Turner became the first woman to play and score in a regular-season U Sports football game and capped it ...
Sep 23, 2023

Almada leads Atlanta United into postseason with 4-1 victory over Montreal
ATLANTA (AP) - Thiago Almada had a goal and two assists and Atlanta United wrapped up a spot in the postseason with a 4-1 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Xande Silva picked up his second g...
Sep 23, 2023

Kelly throws two touchdown passes as Argos earn season sweep of Ticats
TORONTO - Chad Kelly threw two touchdown passes as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-14 on Saturday night to sweep the season series. Toronto (12-1) earned its first four-game ...
Sep 23, 2023

Mintos defensemen, head coach each suspended five games to start season
Prince Albert Mintos Head Coach Tim Leonard along with one of their new players, Teigan Semchyshen, have each been suspended for five games to start the 2023-24 season. The two were punished on Thursd...
Sep 23, 2023