Author Archives:

Onetime wunderkind Massachusetts mayor guilty of corruption
BOSTON (AP) - A former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 by touting himself as a successful entrepreneur was convicted Friday of stealing money from investors in his start-up to bankr...
May 14, 2021

Bloc Québécois leader says next federal election campaign could begin in mid-August
Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he sees an opening to begin the next federal election campaign on Aug. 16 if the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.Blanchet, whose party holds 32 seats ...
May 14, 2021

Sportsnet VP Corte is "happy with the progress" of Blue Jays broadcasts on radio
When Blue Jays rights-holder Sportsnet decided to simulcast TV broadcasts on its radio network this year, it left Toronto as the only big-league team without a dedicated radio broadcast crew. The netw...
May 14, 2021

100 days to Paralympics: Anderson says a medal in Tokyo would be "extra heavy"
Patrick Anderson has captured four Paralympic and four world championship medals over his stellar wheelchair basketball career. But he says if he and his Canadian teammates can climb the medal podium ...
May 14, 2021

Flames, Canucks keep playing for nothing amid NHL playoff launch
By the time the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks cap their regular seasons, the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins will be well into the first round of their playoff series. Another bizarre ano...
May 14, 2021

Business, labour groups clash at Senate committee over $15 federal minimum wage
OTTAWA - The head of the country's largest private-sector union says Parliament should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and possibly put future increases into the hands of an independen...
May 14, 2021

Saskatchewan Lions Foundation 50/50 Lotto
Saskatchewan Lions Foundation 50/50 Lotto features up to $50,000 that can be won! Tickets are available until July 2nd. See the poster for details.
May 14, 2021

Kenney distances himself from caucus vote to turf dissidents with 'personal agendas'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is distancing himself from a decision to expel two members from his United Conservative caucus.But he says the decision affirms confidence of the caucus in his ...
May 14, 2021

The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
Dr. Michelle Rockwell lost a pregnancy in December and shared her heartache with her 30,000 Instagram followers. Weeks later, she received the COVID-19 vaccine and posted about that, too. By February,...
May 14, 2021

Fewer flights land in Canada with COVID-19 since ban on planes from India, Pakistan
OTTAWA - The number of planes landing in Canada carrying passengers with COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming flights from India and Pakista...
May 14, 2021