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Suspect killed in alleged shootout with Quebec police, watchdog investigating
MARSTON, QUE - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after provincial police killed a person in an alleged shootout about 200 kilometres east of Montreal. The independent agency says police respon...
Jun 23, 2025

Canadian men look to down El Salvador and win their group at CONCACAF Gold Cup
HOUSTON - In the wake of the disappointing 1-1 draw with Curaao, Canada has left itself some work to do in the final Group B game against El Salvador on Tuesday at the Gold Cup. A win over No. 90 Cura...
Jun 23, 2025

2025 PA EX Wood Craft Contest
Do you enjoy Wood Crafts?Enter the 2025 PAEX Summer Fair Wood Craft Contest. It's free to enter and open to all ages!Prizes are awarded in Kids (under 12), Teen (13-18), and Adult (18+) categories: 1s...
Jun 23, 2025

Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull ordered by the ...
Jun 23, 2025

St. John's, N.L., streets won't be named for people, to avoid problematic legacies
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city will no longer name new streets and city buildings after individual people. St. John's, N.L., city councillor Ron Ellsworth says naming streets an...
Jun 23, 2025

Flames re-sign forward Justin Kirkland to one-year contract worth US$900,000
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year contract worth US$900,000, the NHL club announced Monday. Kirkland put up the first points of his NHL career - two goa...
Jun 23, 2025

PWHL's Toronto Sceptres sign forward Clair DeGeorge to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Sceptres have signed forward Clair DeGeorge on a one-year contract, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Monday. The 26-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, had two ...
Jun 23, 2025

Iran launches missile attacks on U.S. base in Qatar
DUBAI - Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region.Shortly after th...
Jun 23, 2025

'Unsettled' weather continues across province as showers stick around
The wet weather that much of the province received over the weekend could continue over the coming days. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW the unsettled conditio...
Jun 23, 2025

Anaheim Ducks trade Trevor Zegras to Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Poehling and draft picks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks are trading forward Trevor Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Ryan Poehling and two draft picks, it was announced Monday. The Ducks also will get th...
Jun 23, 2025