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More extreme cold than usual this winter and more on the way
If it feels like this winter has had more extremely cold days than usual, that's because it has. And according to Environment Canada, we're not done with those frigid temperatures yet.The forecast for...
Feb 14, 2022

Jury seated in hate crimes trial in Ahmaud Arbery killing
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A jury has been seated in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected Monday fr...
Feb 14, 2022

Democrats sue to overturn new Kansas congressional districts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democrats sued Kansas officials on Monday over a Republican redistricting law that costs the state's only Democrat in Congress some of the territory in her Kansas City-area distric...
Feb 14, 2022

Parkland Elks Hockey Tournament
Parkland Elks Hockey Tournament is February 25 -27 at the Richardson Pioneer Rec Centre.See the poster below for full details.
Feb 14, 2022

Canada’s Christina de Bruin slides to bronze in debut of women’s monobob
Bronze remains the popular colour of medal for Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Christine de Bruin slid her way to a podium finish in the first-ever women's monobob event, capturing Canada's 10th...
Feb 14, 2022

Pakistani court acquits model's killer on parents' pardon
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for strangling his sister, a model on social media, was acquitted of murder Monday after his parents pardoned him under Isla...
Feb 14, 2022

Russian diplomat urges Putin to talk with West on Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to continue talks with the West on Russian security demands amid tensions over Ukraine. Speaking at the start of a meetin...
Feb 14, 2022

Blockade deadline and Ukraine crisis: In The News for Feb. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 14, 2022

De Bruin wins monobob bronze, Canada roars into women's hockey final
BEIJING - Christine de Bruin wore an Olympic medal around her neck for the first time in her career, and the Canadian bobsledder liked the feeling. "It feels awesome," she said of the bronze medal she...
Feb 14, 2022

Ottawa mayor pushes to shrink convoy footprint, as feds eye action
Ottawa's mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital's core to move out of residential streets in a bid to pare down the size of the protest's footprint. Mayor Jim Wats...
Feb 14, 2022