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Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in the wall that 10 men squeezed through to break out of ...
May 20, 2025

Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL - A new Lger poll says more than half of Quebecers want the province to abolish its price on carbon. Quebec has had some of the highest gas prices in the country since Prime Minister Mark Car...
May 20, 2025

Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - People in Ottawa will have several chances to get a glimpse of the King and Queen during next week's royal visit to Canada, their first since King Charles's coronation. King Charles and Queen...
May 20, 2025

Mitch Marner mum on Maple Leafs future; John Tavares 'optimistic' on new contract
TORONTO - Mitch Marner needs some time to think. The Maple Leafs star winger spoke with reporters Tuesday at the team's practice facility following Toronto's playoff exit in a disastrous Game 7 over t...
May 20, 2025

Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN's 'unreasonable' requests
OTTAWA - The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the AFN's request...
May 20, 2025

Nicolas Gagnon named set-piece coach for Canadian men's soccer team
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has added set-piece coach Nicolas Gagnon to his staff. Gagnon most recently worked in England for Southampton, which is headed back to England's second-tier Championship afte...
May 20, 2025

Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaz...
May 20, 2025

Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaz...
May 20, 2025

Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he'll be spending less on political campaigns. His decision, whi...
May 20, 2025

A quick look at the NHL's Western Conference final between the Oilers and Stars
A quick look at the NHL's Western Conference best-of-seven final between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars starting Wednesday: RECENT HISTORY: The Oilers ousted the Stars in six games in last year'...
May 20, 2025