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MONTREAL - As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it's proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The...

CLAYTON, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., brought in a ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy. The...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Moh Ahmed finished seventh in the men's 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., crossed the line at 13 minutes 12.92 se...

The BC Wildfire Service says the West Kelowna, B.C., fire department is returning to "normal day-to-day operations," 10 days after a fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to flee and went on to destro...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The white man who fatally shot three Black people in a racist attack at a Florida store shot one of his victims as she sat in her car, chased another through the store and sh...

Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she'd dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times. Until recently, she was overwhelmed by her workload as an elementary school teacher- planning les...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outi...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. All but two Canadians scored in double digits a...

Two-week work cycles. Shifts that can last up to 18 hours. Sleeping in tents or gymnasiums far from home. Dangerous and unpredictable work environments. Those are the working conditions for many wildl...