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Canadian tennis star Andreescu says she's physically and mentally ready to return
Canada's Bianca Andreescu says she is physically and mentally ready to return to competitive play for the first time in 15 months. The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., met with reporters in Melbour...
Feb 04, 2021

Stutzle sensational as Sens snap losing skid with 3-2 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Ottawa Senators snapped a nine-game losing skid Thursday, upsetting the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. Rookie Tim Stutzle put up a goal and two assists for the Senators (2-8-1), who had not wo...
Feb 04, 2021

Spezza turns back the clock with his eighth career hat trick as Leafs hammer Canucks
TORONTO - Jason Spezza recorded the eighth hat trick of his career - and first in nearly five years - as the Toronto Maple Leafs dismantled the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Thursday night. Auston Matthews...
Feb 04, 2021

Biden halts Trump-ordered US troops cuts in Germany
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun. Speaking a...
Feb 04, 2021

A glance at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's incendiary words
WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, was stripped of her committee assignments by the House Democratic majority Thursday over racist remarks, her embrace of conspir...
Feb 04, 2021

Another case of UK COVID variant found in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has its third case of a COVID-19 variant.In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported another case of the U.K. variant had been detected, this time in a resident of the Sa...
Feb 04, 2021

Moe set to needle federal government over vaccines
Scott Moe is pushing for a larger and more timely injection of COVID-19 vaccines into Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan's premier issued a statement Thursday saying he planned to press for more "clarity and c...
Feb 04, 2021

Extreme cold warnings issued for some areas of Sask.
Saskatchewan is heading into the deep freeze.Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for the central and far north areas of the province.The warning currently includes areas around Saskato...
Feb 04, 2021

Military police launch investigation after former defence chief accused of misconduct
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says military police have launched an investigation following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct.Defence Depar...
Feb 04, 2021

Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health-care system: new Turpel-Lafond report
VANCOUVER - The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia's health system has released the results of surveys and data collection, revealing a massive gulf between th...
Feb 04, 2021