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Evan Bouchard producing another memorable spring with Edmonton Oilers
FORT LAUDERDALE - Evan Bouchard has a reputation around the Oilers' locker room. Booming shot. Elite vision. Exceptional playmaking ability. And a heart rate that doesn't seem to ever spike. "Sometime...
Jun 12, 2025

B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out of control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The District of Squamish says increased wind activit...
Jun 12, 2025

Oklahoma executes a man who was transferred from federal custody by Trump officials
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday whose transfer to state custody was expedited by the Trump administration. John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, received a three-drug lethal injection a...
Jun 12, 2025

Jeremaine Copeland to join former teammate Lewis in Canadian Football Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Jeremaine Copeland and Nik Lewis will soon be together again. Copeland was named Thursday to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, which also includes offensive linemen Bryan C...
Jun 12, 2025

F1 drivers, teams arrive in Montreal for Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Formula One drivers and teams are rolling into Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. McLaren tops the constructors' championship with 362 points, well ahead of s...
Jun 12, 2025

First mediation session to begin Monday in Montreal public transit strike
MONTREAL - The first mediation session between Montreal's public transit authority and its striking maintenance workers is scheduled to begin on Monday. About 2,400 maintenance workers have been on st...
Jun 12, 2025

Upcoming Fundraisers for River Valley Resilience Retreat
River Valley Resilience Retreat presents Daniel Sundahl and Boots, Badges and Fiddles: a Dinner and Dance Fundraiser to Remember.As we're heading towards the halfway mark of River Valley Resilience Re...
Jun 12, 2025

Kinistino Fire Department responds to James Smith Cree Nation vehicle fire
The Kinistino Fire Department was called out to battle a fire at James Smith Cree Nation. The department responded to a vehicle fire early Thursday morning at M & M Corner. The car was fully engul...
Jun 12, 2025

Police make arrests in 'large-scale operation' against organized crime across Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec police say about 150 officers were deployed early in the morning across the province for a "large-scale operation" against organized crime. Police say they were making numerous arres...
Jun 12, 2025

Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will get a new day in court, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The opinion comes after a predawn 2017 raid i...
Jun 12, 2025