Author Archives:
Canada's Pendrith shoots 61 in first start since the Presidents Cup and leads in Las Vegas
Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn't miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him an early three-shot lead in the Shriners Ch...
Oct 17, 2024
Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restruct...
Oct 17, 2024
PEARCE: Writer's block — is it real?
"THIS TIME," I said to myself as I surveyed my writing workspace, complete with coffee and power snacks. I was caffeinated and ready to work. I stared at the blank screen - so long that my eyes began ...
Oct 17, 2024
RCMP say girl's death in Alberta lake could be criminal
WABAMUN, Alta. - Mounties say they're treating the death of a five-year-old girl pulled from an Alberta lake as a criminal matter. RCMP said Sunday that two people had been found after a canoe overtur...
Oct 17, 2024
Judge grants Texas lawmakers' unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
HOUSTON (AP) - A judge on Thursday granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man who was scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied...
Oct 17, 2024
India again rejects Canada's claims it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA - India's foreign ministry says Ottawa is trying to smear New Delhi, as the country doubles down on rejecting claims it is behind widespread crimes in Canada. The federal government ordered Ind...
Oct 17, 2024
For Harris, complicated politics are at play as she calls for end to war, discusses Sinwar's death
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palesti...
Oct 17, 2024
Officers assaulted, spat on during arrest of intoxicated teen: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment says two officers were assaulted in the course of arresting a teenager for public intoxication Wednesday (Oct. 16).In a news release, Cpl. Cr...
Oct 17, 2024
Saskatchewan Party's Moe pledges change room ban in schools; Beck calls it desperate
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising a directive banning "biological boys" from using school changing rooms with "biological girls" if re-elected, a move the NDP's Carla Beck says...
Oct 17, 2024
Colorado gold mine where tour guide was killed and tourists trapped ordered closed by regulators
DENVER (AP) - A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours...
Oct 17, 2024
