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Telus will not sponsor Hockey Canada's men's programs this season
TORONTO - Telus Corp. says it will not be sponsoring Hockey Canada's men's hockey programs for the 2022-23 season, including the upcoming World Juniors tournament. The move comes as Hockey Canada cont...
Oct 6, 2022

Canada's Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals at Japan Open
TOKYO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Japanese qualifier Rio Noguchi on Thursday. Shapovalov, who is coming off a final appeara...
Oct 6, 2022

Military's chief orders halt to non-essential activities, focus on personnel crisis
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is ordering an immediate halt to all non-essential activities in favour of boosting military recruitment and retention efforts, with the Canadian Armed Forces fa...
Oct 6, 2022

ROTHENBURGER: Why holding one big referendum on new facilities would fail
THE IDEA THAT THE TRAIL OF MEGA PROJECTS is littered with the bones of failed dreams in Kamloops is something of a myth.It's true that taxpayers are reluctant to spend money on them. Some projects - s...
Oct 6, 2022

Senators' Stutzle, Canadiens' Caufield among NHLers set for breakout seasons
Whether they're looking for a new contract or trying to emerge from a sophomore slump, every season there are young players who shine across the NHL. Here's a look at seven athletes poised for breakou...
Oct 6, 2022

Thai police: More than 30 killed in childcare center attack
BANGKOK (AP) - More than 30 people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. Police Maj. Gen. Achayon Kraith...
Oct 6, 2022

Hockey Canada fallout and conscience rights bill : In The News for Oct. 6
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 Oct. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 6, 2022

Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court
OTTAWA - Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact "contracts out" Canada's international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States,...
Oct 6, 2022

'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow
Joyce and Earl Burns were childhood sweethearts. They grew up together on James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, first as neighbours, then as husband and wife. "It was childhood love," said Victor S...
Oct 6, 2022

Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt
HALIFAX - As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowe...
Oct 6, 2022

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