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Dog Obedience for Humans
Come (down to the library), sit (together in the back room), and stay for Heather's interactive session with Paris, learning about dog behavior and how to create the best environment for the dogs with...
Feb 26, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya apologizes for Twin Towers comment
UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers." The Nigerian-bor...
Feb 26, 2020

Laurie Anderson among new arts academy inductees
NEW YORK - Like many incoming members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Laurie Anderson didn't know a lot about the venerable honour society until she was asked to join it. "I had only a ha...
Feb 26, 2020

CAAWS rebrands with new name - Canadian Women & Sport - and new logo
TORONTO - Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge. And so with an aim of being m...
Feb 26, 2020

Kovalchuk happy to join powerful Caps, but doesn't rule out return to Habs
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin felt Ilya Kovalchuk earned the right to help choose his next destination. With multiple teams interested in Kovalchuk's services, Bergevin wanted to ma...
Feb 26, 2020

NDP table legislation to create universal pharmacare program, seek Liberal backing
OTTAWA - The NDP have tabled a new bill that calls for a universal pharmacare plan in Canada. The party, which has been promising the legislation for some time, says its proposal is based on the ...
Feb 26, 2020

Doctor details how Lionel Desmond won approval to get a gun despite concerns
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A New Brunswick doctor who uses cannabis to treat veterans with PTSD says Lionel Desmond wasn't suicidal and showed no sign he was a threat to others in Februar...
Feb 26, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): ___ 10:45 a.m. ET Ontario Provincial Police say fires at a second protest...
Feb 26, 2020

Senators deal Pageau to Islanders; flip Namestnikov, Ennis for picks
OTTAWA - Jean-Gabriel Pageau had trouble dealing with the stress of the NHL trade deadline. The Ottawa Senators centre learned he had been traded to the New York Islanders for draft pic...
Feb 26, 2020

US new-home sales climbed 7.9% in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. sales of new homes jumped 7.9% in January to the fastest pace in more than 12 years, a positive sign for economic growth. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new homes sold a...
Feb 26, 2020