Medical and rescue teams successfully retrieved 260 miners who were trapped underground in a South African gold mine after a mine shaft was damaged. Source link
Skinner ties Oilers record for most shutouts in a playoff season
Stuart Skinner (Jenn G, Wikimedia Commons) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner of Edmonton, Alberta tied the Oilers franchise record for most shutouts in a playoff season with three on Friday. He accomplished…
Bombers extend quarterback Zach Collaros through 2026
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Friday the club has signed quarterback Zach Collaros to a one-year contract extension through the 2026 Canadian Football League season. Collaros is entering his sixth…
Inside the NDP’s last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding
In the dying days of the federal election campaign, senior New Democrats made a desperate, last-ditch attempt to save Jagmeet Singh’s Burnaby, B.C., seat. Some say it was unwinnable. At least 20 staff…
Mark Carney's daughter could be among international students caught in Harvard-Trump fight
A U.S. judge has provided Harvard University a temporary reprieve from the Trump administration’s move to block enrolment of foreign students, including Canadians. In a lawsuit filed early Friday in federal court…
Noem gloats as ACLU drops one challenge to migrant deportations
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem crowed Friday after the American Civil Liberties Union dropped one of its myriad lawsuits trying to hinder the government’s deportation efforts. Source link
Ottawa Charge win first game of 2025 PWHL Finals
Emily Clark (Joyce N. Boghosian, Wikimedia Commons) The Ottawa Charge have won their first game of the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals, otherwise known as the Walter Cup. On Tuesday at…
Elks sign defensive linemen Reece Martin, Charlie Looes
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks announced on Friday they have made several moves ahead of Saturday’s preseason contest against the Calgary Stampeders. The latest additions to the Green and Gold include American…
Health P.E.I. spending thousands of dollars a month on private employment agencies, contracts reveal
Health P.E.I. has hired six senior managers on an interim basis through private employment agencies at costs ranging from $17,490 a month to $43,750 a month. That information is contained in a…
B.C premier not backing Alberta's proposal to revive Northern Gateway
OTTAWA — British Columbia Premier David Eby isn’t saying “no” to Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith’s pitch to revive the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline project to the West Coast, but his evasiveness on…