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Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for upper-body injury
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught betwe...
Feb 05, 2025

California looks to Canadian timber to help in fire rebuild, despite tariff threat
SACRAMENTO - California homebuilders say they will have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devasta...
Feb 05, 2025

Luge world championships an Olympic 'dress rehearsal' for young Canadian team
WHISTLER, B.C. - It's been nearly 15 years since Caitlin Nash stood on the sidelines, watching wide-eyed as luge sleds flew by at stunning speeds, all in pursuit of Olympic glory. Now it's her turn to...
Feb 05, 2025

Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the Uni...
Feb 05, 2025

Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the Uni...
Feb 05, 2025

Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025

U.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company lays off 115 workers after sales drop
MONTREAL - A Quebec furniture manufacturer says the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has forced it to lay off 115 people in the province. South Shore Furniture says it's laying off 97 people a...
Feb 05, 2025

Tisdale chapter of 100 Women Who Care getting ready to give back
The 100 Women Who Care initiative is looking to start a chapter in Tisdale. The organization arrived in Melfort last year and has been very successful, as 100 women in the community chip in $100 each ...
Feb 05, 2025

Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025

Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery
Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts. That's u...
Feb 05, 2025