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Appellate court reverses federal conviction against former Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenbe...
Dec 26, 2023
Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden's bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership...
Dec 26, 2023
World junior players, coaches on post-game handshakes after NL ban: 'Tough to hear'
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Alan Letang was taken aback when told of the move. Solely focused on preparing Canada for the world junior hockey championship an ocean away, the country's head coach hadn't heard...
Dec 26, 2023
Rousseau solid in goal, Canada downs Finland 5-2 in world junior opener
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Mathis Rousseau was passed over in consecutive NHL drafts. Owen Allard didn't hear his name last June. Macklin Celebrini, meanwhile, is expected to go No. 1 in 2024. Three players...
Dec 26, 2023
Ikuzo! Ottawa's roster brings international flavour to newly launched women's pro hockey league
"Ikuzo!" as they'd say in Japan. Or how about "Pojme!" or "tra fel!" in Czech or Hungarian. The roster of Ottawa's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has such an array of international talent...
Dec 26, 2023
Canadian golf reached new heights in 2024 with more wins than ever and a curse ended
Nick Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on arguably the best year in Canadian golf history. Taylor drained a 72-foot eagle putt to end a four-hole playo...
Dec 26, 2023
Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms
QUEBEC - Negotiations between the Quebec government and unions representing hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees are resuming today after a short Christmas break. Quebec announced a flurry...
Dec 26, 2023
Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission as it enters Day 5
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river last week is no longer a rescue operation, but a recovery mission. The child has been ...
Dec 26, 2023
Missing Alberta family of three found deceased
Update: Dec. 26 at 4 p.m.RCMP confirmed that a family of three missing since Dec. 23 have been found deceased.On Christmas Day, Parkland RCMP responded to a report that the family was over due to atte...
Dec 26, 2023
Bovine AI: Alberta cattle rancher says technology helps save time and money
EDMONTON - Ashley Perepelkin says she was born and raised a city girl, never thinking she'd sell fresh beef from cattle she raised on her own Alberta farm with the help of artificial intelligence. "I ...
Dec 26, 2023