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Canadian and U.S. military equipment vulnerable to cyberattacks, top officials say
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are working together to make their high-tech military equipment less hackable, top defence officials said in Ottawa Thursday, but they have a lot of work to do. S...
Mar 07, 2020
Blockade on CP Rail tracks in Kahnawake comes down after more than three weeks
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - A blockade in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake that halted rail traffic south of Montreal for more than three weeks came to a peaceful end on Thursday as ac...
Mar 07, 2020
Academics say Indigenous perspectives still lacking in Canadian STEM studies
TORONTO - In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas. The Toronto resident was interested in pursuing graduate work that would allo...
Mar 07, 2020
Canada's McMorris sets X Games snowboard medal record with gold in Oslo
OSLO - Regina's Mark McMorris is now the most decorated snowboarder in the history of the Winter X Games. McMorris won the gold medal in the men's big air competition Saturday. The result gives him 19...
Mar 07, 2020
Nova Scotian Darling hopes to lead Fightin' Blue Hens to March Madness
Nate Darling was only allowed to shoot hoops in his driveway between certain times while growing up in Halifax. The neighbours didn't take kindly to the rhythmic "thunk" of the ball at all hours....
Mar 07, 2020
Women's world hockey championship cancelled over coronavirus concerns
The women's world hockey championship in Halifax and Truro, N.S., has been cancelled due to concerns over the spreading coronavirus, International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has told T...
Mar 07, 2020
Stung by Iran tragedy, Canada leading bid to better protect airliners
WASHINGTON - Canada is taking a lead role in what Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Thursday he hopes will become an international effort to better protect civilian airliners around the world from ...
Mar 07, 2020
Minassian admits planning, carrying out deadly Toronto van attack
TORONTO - A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard on Thursday. T...
Mar 07, 2020
Week in Review — Week of March 2, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, taking a look into COVID-19 concerns, and what people are doing to protect themselves against the illness. A downtown arts rally kicks off the Kamloops Centre for...
Mar 07, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Canada's Kingsbury claims ninth straight moguls Crystal Globe with win in Russia
KRASNOYARSK, Russia - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury picked up his ninth straight World Cup overall moguls title with a win in Saturday's dual moguls in Russia. Kingsbury defeated Thomas Gerken Schofield o...
Mar 07, 2020
