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Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details today on steps it will take to achieve its target. The Crown corporation says the e...
Jun 9, 2022
Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA - Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries' already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassador sa...
Jun 9, 2022
Growing public pressure around Amazon disappearances
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top news editors, US lawmakers, soccer superstars and Hollywood celebrities are urging Brazilian authorities to intensify their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Ind...
Jun 9, 2022
Surrey politician Jinny Sims joins new Surrey Forward party, announces mayoral bid
SURREY, B.C. - Longtime British Columbia teacher, labour leader and politician Jinny Sims has announced her intention to run for mayor in Surrey when municipal elections are held this fall. Sims made ...
Jun 9, 2022
Head coaches Jones, LaPolice open CFL season with high expectations
Montreal's Khari Jones and Ottawa's Paul LaPolice face similar pressures heading into the CFL regular season. The head coaches are both in the final year of their respective CFL contracts. In the resu...
Jun 9, 2022
Clark takes early lead with opening round of 7 under at Canadian Open
TORONTO - Wyndham Clark was the clubhouse leader at 7-under 63 early in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. Matt Fitzpatrick was second, a shot behind Clark, at the national men's golf champions...
Jun 9, 2022
2 arrested, facing murder charges in Philadelphia shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two men are facing murder charges and have been arrested in Viriginia in the death of two innocent bystanders in last weekend's shooting in a busy entertainment district in Philade...
Jun 9, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP school capital freeze leaves students and educators in the cold
WHEN IT COMES TO THE NDP'S PRIORITIES, our kids seem to be way at the bottom of the list.First, we heard John Horgan's announcement of a billion-dollar vanity museum project in his own backyard. Beyon...
Jun 9, 2022
Miami Cubans oppose Democrats' Spanish-language radio deal
MIAMI (AP) - A major effort by Democrats to recover lost ground among Hispanics by purchasing Spanish-language radio stations is stirring up opposition in Miami, where Cuban exiles describe it as an a...
Jun 9, 2022
Auger-Aliassime through to Libema quarterfinals, Shapovalov upset in Stuttgart
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Libema Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Thursday. The Montreal native...
Jun 9, 2022
