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Some whales sing low enough to be 'acoustically invisible' to predators: research
New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Killer whales ar...
Feb 13, 2025
Gould promises to open 'path' to a basic personal income
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Karina Gould says she would work toward establishing a basic personal income if she wins the party's leadership race next month. Gould is in Fredericton this morning visiting the c...
Feb 13, 2025
Power to call for parliamentary pause 'not absolute,' challengers tell Federal Court
OTTAWA - Two Nova Scotia men are asking the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reasonable justification" for hitting the pause button. Feder...
Feb 13, 2025
Heavy snow expected in much of Eastern Canada, as parts of West see wind chill of -40
Much of southern Ontario and Quebec is under winter storm and snowfall warnings as a low-pressure system moves east toward the Atlantic provinces. Between 15 and 40 centimetres is forecast to fall by ...
Feb 13, 2025
Canada, Sweden thrilled by pace of play at 4 Nations: 'It's not an all-star game'
MONTREAL - NHL stars faced questions about what fans could expect entering the 4 Nations Face-Off. Would players take the event seriously? Would it have the feel of an all-star game? Connor McDavid be...
Feb 12, 2025
Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 1 and leaves 11 hospitalized
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan on Thursday killed one man and left 11 others hospitalized, fire authorities said. The blast occurred at the food court on the 12t...
Feb 12, 2025
Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury
MONTREAL (AP) - Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury. Theodore injured his right wrist or forearm when he got crunched into the glass on a hi...
Feb 12, 2025
Toronto Raptors head into all-star break with thinking of the future
TORONTO - The first half of the Toronto Raptors' season ended the same way it started - with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points to lead the Easte...
Feb 12, 2025
Marner scores winner, Crosby stars as Canada beats Sweden 4-3 in OT to open 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Mitch Marner scored at 6:06 of 3-on-3 overtime as Canada edged Sweden 4-3 to open the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament Wednesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger ended a back-and-forth extra pe...
Feb 12, 2025
NDP candidates told to expect election call as early as March 10 in internal memo
OTTAWA - An internal memo to federal NDP candidates and their campaign staff says they should prepare for a federal election call to come as early as March 10, a day after the Liberals are set to anno...
Feb 12, 2025