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Province increasing funds for program to protect places of worship
Funding is being increased for an Alberta program that aims to protect places of worship from hate crimes and vandalism.The Alberta Security Infrastructure Program originally offered $2 million annual...
Mar 14, 2022

Murder charge laid on Siksika Nation
SIKSIKA NATION, AB - A 41-year-old male from Siksika Nation has been charged with second-degree murder.RCMP's Major Crimes Unit began investigating following the suspicious death of Mardi Broad Scalpl...
Mar 14, 2022

Canada's bobsled, skeleton athletes stand resolute in call for resignations
Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes are rejecting mediation, and "stand resolute" in their request for the resignations of two of their national sport organization's executives. A group that has gr...
Mar 14, 2022

Red Cross chief: Ukraine war 'nothing short of a nightmare'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has become "nothing short of a nightmare" for those living in besieged cities, a top Red Cross official said Monday, calling for s...
Mar 14, 2022

Paralympic sport in a far better place thanks to Canada's McKeever, Westlake, Bridges
When Billy Bridges first made the national Para-hockey team back in 1998, players had to buy their own Canada jerseys off the rack at a sporting goods store. They paid to have their names ironed on th...
Mar 14, 2022

Mad Hatter & Happy Hatter - March 14
Mad HatterIt's the majority of vaccinated people that should take credit for society being able to return to some semblance of normal not the protestors or conveys. These protestors and conveys do not...
Mar 14, 2022

Ukraine's unrelenting agony and Patrick Brown joins the race: In The News for Mar. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 14 ... What we are watching in the world ...
Mar 14, 2022

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) - A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman bei...
Mar 14, 2022

Vasilevskiy dominant as Lightning top Canucks 2-1, snapping three-game skid
VANCOUVER - Ross Colton scored the game winner and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a three-game losing skid with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Both of Tampa's goals came within t...
Mar 13, 2022

Leafs' Matthews to have hearing with NHL player safety for cross-check on Dahlin
HAMILTON - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has a hearing with the NHL's department of player safety Monday. Matthews cross-checked Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin in the third period of Su...
Mar 13, 2022