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$1-million Pepsi North America Cup slated to be run Aug. 29 at Mohawk Park
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - The $1-million Pepsi North America Cup will be run Aug. 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The race, Canada's richest harness event, was originally set for June 20 but was postponed las...
May 19, 2020
A list of provincial decisions on schools amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ontario announced Tuesday that schools will remain closed until September, though at-home learning will continue through June. Here are the decisions other provinces have made on schools amid the COVI...
May 19, 2020
Canada turns to U.S. Navy for help recovering downed military helicopter
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is turning to the U.S. military for assistance in recovering the downed Cyclone helicopter off the coast of Greece. The helicopter crashed on April 29 within sight o...
May 19, 2020
Donation brings a bit of Mardi Gras to hospital workers
NEW ORLEANS - Emily Bauman is a believer in the power of music. So when she got her stimulus check, she put that power to work -- for New Orleans's hospital workers and the city's out-of-work musician...
May 19, 2020
Vancouver-based MMA champion Bibiano Fernandes awaits next title defence
Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes really is a champion in waiting these days. The One Championship bantamweight title-holder spends his days at home in Vancouver, attending to dad duties with limited mixe...
May 19, 2020
'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020
Paul Brandt to chair Alberta's Human Trafficking Task Force
Alberta is stepping up its fight against human trafficking.The province has appointed a seven-member task force to find ways to prevent human trafficking and empower survivors.Canadian country music s...
May 19, 2020
COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a fifth: study
A study says measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in greenhouse gas emissions going down worldwide by 17 per cent. Most of the reductions came from decreased transportation...
May 19, 2020
New auditor general says office narrowing focus on federal COVID-19 programs
OTTAWA - The nominee to be Canada's next auditor general says the office will cast a critical eye on federal pandemic preparedness and key spending the Liberals have rolled out to cushion the eco...
May 19, 2020
Injunction calls for removal of Manitoba blockade set up over COVID-19 concerns
SPLIT LAKE, Man. - A court injunction is ordering members of a Manitoba First Nation who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 to remove a blockade set up at a hydroelectric construction site. Tata...
May 19, 2020