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Aide: Jailed Russian opposition leader ill, perhaps poisoned
MOSCOW (AP) - Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a ...
Apr 12, 2023

Mustangs commit Quebec forward for 2023/24 season
The Melfort Mustangs have announced a new addition to their group for the 2023/24 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.2004-born forward Mathieu Pigeon will join the blue and green, later t...
Apr 12, 2023

City of Toronto, MLSE draft deal protecting company from 2026 World Cup losses
TORONTO - The City of Toronto and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment have drafted an agreement detailing their proposed partnership surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which aims to shield the compa...
Apr 12, 2023

Teacher's pest: NYC hires former educator to slaughter rats
NEW YORK (AP) - Every New York City mayor has waged war - and mostly lost - against one of humanity's most cunning and enduring foe: rattus norvegicus. But has the city's vilest enemy, better known as...
Apr 12, 2023

Investor Alert: Atomic Trade Limited
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) warns investors of the online entity Atomic Trade Limited."Saskatchewan residents who are considering retail and DIY investment oppo...
Apr 12, 2023

Space race! Meteorites hit Maine, museum offers $25K reward
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Somewhere in a remote stretch of forest near Maine's border with Canada, rocks from space crashed to Earth and may be scattered across the ground - just waiting to be picked up....
Apr 12, 2023

911 calls show chaotic moments during Kentucky bank shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a Louisville bank were released Wednesday by police - including from a woman who was on a virtual meeting and saw the s...
Apr 12, 2023

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Canadian receiver Schaffer-Baker to two-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker to a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Wednesday. Schaffer-Baker, of Mississauga, Ont., broke ou...
Apr 12, 2023

Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - One of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a w...
Apr 12, 2023

Members of public service union vote in favour of federal strike mandate
Members of the public service's largest union, which represents more than 120,000 federal workers, have voted in favour of a strike mandate.The Public Service Alliance of Canada can now launch a strik...
Apr 12, 2023