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Stampeders sign veteran Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed
CALGARY - National linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed has signed with the Calgary Stampeders. The 29-year-old has played in 69 regular-season CFL games over five seasons with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchew...
May 24, 2023
Woman missing after last being seen in Big River FN May 19
UPDATE: RCMP confirmed Thursday morning that Janelle Whitefish has been found.--A 26-year-old woman has been missing since May 19, and Big River RCMP are asking for the community's help in finding her...
May 24, 2023
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals of Lyon Open
LYON, France - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open. He beat Spain's Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 to move on at the outdoor clay court event. Auger-Aliassi...
May 24, 2023
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality
VANCOUVER - A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a park defended his impartiality as an expert during cross-examination in the murder trial of Ibrahim...
May 24, 2023
Canadian MPs ask Trudeau to condemn Pakistan arrest of ex-PM Imran Khan
OTTAWA - More than a dozen MPs in the Canada-Pakistan friendship group are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call out Pakistan's arrest of its former prime minister. Imran Khan, who is now the o...
May 24, 2023
Veteran offensive lineman Joel Figueroa comes full circle with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Joel Figueroa has come full circle. The hulking offensive lineman is back for a second stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 33-year-old American began his CFL career with the franchise i...
May 24, 2023
What's the difference between an inquiry and the hearings Johnston promises to hold?
OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston says a public inquiry into allegations of Chinese interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections would not advance the goals of transparency or trust. J...
May 24, 2023
Critics of David Johnston's report against formal inquiry say hearings not enough
VANCOUVER - Canadians who say they have been victim to foreign interference and intimidation by the Chinese government are calling a special rapporteur's recommendation against a formal inquiry on the...
May 24, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential campaign to challenge Trump
MIAMI (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conserv...
May 24, 2023
Man with alleged ties to Russian organized crime arrested in Saskatoon
A man whom Saskatoon police called "a known affiliate of a Russian organized crime group" is facing fraud- and identity-related charges in the city - and more charges from other locales may follow.Acc...
May 24, 2023