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Potter fired by Chelsea after 6 months in charge
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea has fired manager Graham Potter with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite spending around $630 million on players in the last two transfer w...
Apr 02, 2023
Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'
OTTAWA - The public inquiry into the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia is calling for an overhaul of the way society handles the "epidemic" of gender-based, intimate-partner and family violence. In ...
Apr 02, 2023
Legislation for physician assistants introduced in Saskatchewan
In a bid to help heal Saskatchewan's limping health-care system, the province's health minister has introduced legislation to allow physician assistants to practice in Saskatchewan."This is another to...
Apr 02, 2023
Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia's second-largest city Sunday, killing a prominent military blogger who had supported the fighting in Ukraine and was speaking at a p...
Apr 02, 2023
Man United stumbles at Newcastle, top-4 EPL spot not assured
It wasn't long ago that Manchester United was being talked up, somewhat optimistically, as a potential outsider for the Premier League title. Now, even a top-four finish is looking far from assured fo...
Apr 02, 2023
For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says
WASHINGTON - As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel...
Apr 02, 2023
Canadian women sixth, men 13th at Hong Kong Sevens
HONG KONG - New Zealand continued its domination of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday with both the men and women lifting the cup at the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a record fifth-straight tou...
Apr 02, 2023
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal report...
Apr 02, 2023
Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'
WASHINGTON - Ask Marc Garneau if he'd go back to space and the first Canadian to ever make the trip doesn't hesitate: "In a wink." It's another matter entirely, of course, whether the now-retired form...
Apr 02, 2023
Dallas Jackals post first-ever Major League Rugby win, at expense of Toronto Arrows
The Dallas Jackals posted their first-ever win Saturday night, dispatching the Toronto Arrows 14-11. The Jackals went 0-16-0 in their inaugural 2022 season in Major League Rugby and were 0-6-0 when th...
Apr 02, 2023