The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz.–Calgary coach Bill Peters took one on the chin yesterday–and so did the team his Flames dominated, the Arizona Coyotes. Noah Hanifin and Mark Jankowski each scored twice, and former Coyotes’ goalie Mike Smith just missed his 38th career shutout, as the Flames dumped Arizona 6-1. […]
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Staff Who will be the 2018 “Citizen of the Year?” The answer to that question will be revealed at tonight’s town council meeting. The new “Citizen of the Year” will be honoured during a presentation following the committee of the whole meeting. The town received a total of five nominations […]
By Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press MOSCOW — Ukraine’s president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and ships seized in a standoff around Crimea that sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and drew international concern. The two neighbours have been locked in a tense tug-of-war since Russia’s […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadian kids continue to rank low in a global report on physical activity. The most recent release from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance finds children in Slovenia and Japan to be the most active among 49 countries studied. Canada scored a […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — General Motors is planning to announce the closure of its Oshawa, Ontario, plant Monday, which will eventually result in the loss of about 2,500 jobs. The plant closure announcement was confirmed late Sunday by an official familiar with the decision. The official […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a renovated old cash register factory in suburban Detroit, 300 engineers are toiling away on an all-electric pickup truck and an SUV that they hope can take on Tesla. All of them work for Rivian, which on Monday will […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — A river otter with a taste for valuable koi carp may also have a flair for drama as it continues to avoid humane traps and confound efforts to remove it from a classical Chinese garden in downtown Vancouver. Two more traps have been added to […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press Grocery stores have pulled romaine lettuce off their shelves and many restaurants have stopped serving caesar salads after the leafy green has been linked to an E. coli outbreak for the third time in about a year. The lettuce is more susceptible to E. […]
By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada could sign a new North American free-trade deal even with stinging U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods still in force, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Thursday, with just over a week to go before a key deadline for the agreement. Morneau made […]
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s kindergarten students Jasper Dennis, Ainsley Johnson, Logan Dallas, and Aela Drombolis did a science project entitled “Free the Tree” that looked at their experience trying to better the health of a tree at their school. The four young environmentalists noticed the tree had a chain wrapped […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government is stepping in to help the struggling Canadian media industry with new tax credits and incentives valued at nearly $600 million over the next five years. “To protect the vital role that independent news media play in our democracy and in our communities, we […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The federal Liberals have come up with a $16-billion answer to Canada’s competitiveness concerns. Ottawa’s long-awaited plan to help Canada compete with the United States for investment dollars is the centrepiece of its latest fall economic statement, which forecasts slightly deeper annual deficits over the coming […]
