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Conservative Bolduc wins New Hampshire's GOP Senate primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc won New Hampshire's Senate Republican primary on Wednesday and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in Novembe...
Sep 14, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals to correct costed platform after underestimating debt
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals today removed their costed platform from their website after a media report noted its debt figures were off by $12 billion. La Presse reported that the Liberals underest...
Sep 14, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne returns to training with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Italian star Lorenzo Insigne returned to training Wednesday after missing Toronto FC's weekend loss in Atlanta due to what the MLS team described as a "personal family situation." The club d...
Sep 14, 2022

City to observe holiday for Queen's funeral
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat will follow the lead of the federal government and observe a holiday on Monday, Sept. 19, a national day of mourning to coincide with the funeral of Queen E...
Sep 14, 2022

Canadian caster Jen (LemonKiwi) Pichette helps provide Overwatch League soundtrack
TORONTO - Standing in front of a bank of screens, Jen (LemonKiwi) Pichette's arms are in constant motion as she documents the carnage in front of her. "Toronto runs London over like a truck," she says...
Sep 14, 2022

Manitoba, Saskatchewan announce plans to mark Queen's death on day of state funeral
All non-essential government services are to close Monday in Manitoba to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II, while Saskatchewan plans to pay tribute to her without designating the day as a provincia...
Sep 14, 2022

Four-time Olympian and moguls specialist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe is retiring
VANCOUVER - Six months after becoming the first Canadian freestyle skier to compete in four Olympic Games, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe is retiring. The 30-year-old moguls skier from Montreal won silver at t...
Sep 14, 2022

Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch
Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week w...
Sep 14, 2022

Zelenskyy visits liberated, but devastated, city of Izium
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the recently liberated city of Izium on Wednesday, greeting soldiers and thanking them for their efforts in retaking the area, as ...
Sep 14, 2022

China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladi...
Sep 14, 2022