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Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship
D, Poland - Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S. and defending...
Sep 29, 2022

Family files $2.7-million lawsuit over Indigenous woman's death in Quebec hospital
MONTREAL - The family of an Indigenous woman who was mocked by staff as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital in September 2020 has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $2.7 million. Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-...
Sep 29, 2022

Nominate a SK Artist Making Contribution to International Development and Global Cooperation
Do you know a Saskatchewan person who is making contributions to international development and global cooperation? Someone who has dedicated their life to making our world a more just and peaceful pla...
Sep 29, 2022

Maple Leafs sign defenceman Sandin to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - Defenceman Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The deal will pay the 22-year-old Swede an average of US$1.4 m...
Sep 29, 2022

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeals in Alberta coal project case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear appeals from parties who support approval of an open-pit coal mine in southwest Alberta. A review panel had concluded the likely effects of the propo...
Sep 29, 2022

Hundreds of kids from east Ukraine stranded in Russian camps
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian occupation radio and newspaper ads promoted the camps as a summer break from the war for Ukrainian children under their control, free of charge. Hundreds of families ...
Sep 29, 2022

Vatican sanctioned Nobel laureate after Timor accusations
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican confirmed Thursday that it imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo in the past two years following allegations that he se...
Sep 29, 2022

North Korea fires missile after Harris leaves South Korea
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. The launch on Thursday came hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala H...
Sep 29, 2022

Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy returns to action at Bellator 286
Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has waited for his shot at Aaron Pico. The two Bellator fighters were supposed to meet in April only to have Kennedy sidelined on the eve of the contest aft...
Sep 29, 2022

Toronto FC eyes chance to get better in final home outing of season against Miami
TORONTO - With the Major League Soccer playoffs out of sight and the season near its close, Toronto FC is looking to finish on the right foot when they host post-season hopeful Inter Miami CF on Frida...
Sep 29, 2022