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UVA to pay $9 million related to shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 students
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students, a lawyer repre...
May 31, 2024

Stars forward Jason Robertson feeling brotherly love in Western Conference final
DALLAS - Jason Robertson is feeling the love in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Dallas Stars winger scored his first post-season hat trick in Game 3 of the Western Conference final earlier this week. Hi...
May 31, 2024

1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America's tallest mountain following a summit push was rescued Friday, but his partner was dead, off...
May 31, 2024

Canadian women's soccer coach says foiled plan to attack Olympic matches 'a concern'
MONTREAL - Canadian women's national team coach Bev Priestman says news of a foiled plan to attack soccer matches at the Paris Olympics is "a concern." French authorities on Friday handed preliminary ...
May 31, 2024

Alberta energy to be promoted at Tokyo summit
Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean will be attending the Japan Energy Summit and Exhibition in Tokyo next week to advocate for Alberta's potential as a leader in energy exports.Provincial offi...
May 31, 2024

MacIntyre takes second-round clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
HAMILTON - Scotland's Robert MacIntyre had a 4-under 66 to take the clubhouse lead in the second round of the RBC Canadian Open. He's at 10-under overall to sit three shots clear of the pack with the ...
May 31, 2024

Hockey Canada announces women's and girls' steering committee
WINNIPEG - Hockey Canada has formed a committee of stakeholders to help structure the organization's next women's and girls' hockey strategic plan. The governing body made the announcement at a news c...
May 31, 2024

Panthers set team attendance record, fuelled by another deep Stanley Cup playoff run
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The on-ice success story for the Florida Panthers is easy to see: They're one win away from a second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The off-ice success isn't hard to f...
May 31, 2024

El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele's inauguration
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - El Salvador said authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib Bukele's inauguration on Saturday. The country's ...
May 31, 2024

Federal government says funding has restored threatened frog's habitat in Quebec
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says $8.2-million spent since 2022 has successfully restored several Quebec wetlands inhabited by the threatened western chorus frog. Guilbeau...
May 31, 2024