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Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken into the facility and allowed the animals to escape, as the facility r...
Aug 17, 2022

Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris's first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely. An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suf...
Aug 17, 2022

CEBL's Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call ...
Aug 17, 2022

Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022
Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...
Aug 17, 2022

Census data shows French is in danger in Quebec, province's language minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's minister for the French language says new data from the Canadian census shows that the French language is in danger in the province. Simon Jolin-Barrette told reporters in Quebec C...
Aug 17, 2022

Releasing oilsands tailings into river only one solution being considered: Guilbeault
Canada's environment minister says releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn't the only solution being considered to clean up the massive, toxic ponds. Steven Guilbeault says that e...
Aug 17, 2022

Adult who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct breaks church-abuse stereotype
MONTREAL - The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse. Universit de Montral religious studies professor Solange Lefebvr...
Aug 17, 2022

Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions
Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...
Aug 17, 2022

New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages
New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 25...
Aug 17, 2022

SGI urges caution from drivers as harvest begins
As drivers head to the lake or travel to see family members in the last few weeks of summer, SGI is asking them to keep a special lookout for one particular kind of road hazard: farm machinery. "We kn...
Aug 17, 2022