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Nunavut cabinet minister resigns post over integrity commissioner report
IQALUIT - A Nunavut cabinet minister has resigned after the territory's integrity commissioner found the politician breached his duties to be impartial when he appointed his spouse as acting deputy mi...
Apr 20, 2022

Quebec City Halloween stabbing suspect described as calm, co-operative after arrest
QUEBEC - Police and first responders who engaged with the man accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 stabbing murders encountered a serene suspect who kept quiet under hours of questioning, a jury tr...
Apr 20, 2022

Alabama receiver John Metchie III moves atop Scouting Bureau rankings
TORONTO - The CFL Scouting Bureau provided another solid reason Tuesday why Tyrell Richards remains the favourite to be the first player taken in next month's draft. The Syracuse linebacker moved up a...
Apr 20, 2022

Canadians could make history at Presidents Cup by having two or three players on team
There could be a slightly different flavour to the International team at this year's Presidents Cup. A hint of maple. Canadian golfing great Mike Weir will be a captain's assistant for the Internation...
Apr 20, 2022

Quebec rights commission drops discrimination cases after Supreme Court's Ward ruling
MONTREAL - An October Supreme Court decision hailed by some as a victory for free speech is leading Quebec's human rights commission to drop dozens of cases involving allegations of discriminatory com...
Apr 20, 2022

Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Tuesday from a federal lawyer who defended the work of Vete...
Apr 20, 2022

Scott Smith replaces retiring Tom Renney as Hockey Canada chief executive officer
CALGARY - Hockey Canada executed an uncomplicated succession plan in its leadership, naming Scott Smith the next chief executive officer to replace the retiring Tom Renney. Renney and Smith have worke...
Apr 20, 2022

House prices in Sask. expected to keep rising: Royal LePage survey
Homes in Saskatchewan's two biggest cities have been getting more expensive and prices are only going to go higher, according to a Royal LePage house price survey.The aggregate price of a home in Regi...
Apr 20, 2022

Systemic failures and racism: Hearings for Desmond inquiry conclude in Nova Scotia
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - More than five years after Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in their rural Nova Scotia home, a provincial fatality inquiry conclud...
Apr 20, 2022

Broncos bid farewell to eight graduating players
The annual Broncos award banquet celebrated an excellent season for the green and gold. There were also some tears as the board, staff, and fellow players said goodbye to the eight graduating players....
Apr 20, 2022