Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyllis, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently ... Read More »
EDMONTON – The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups in the province. The decision strikes down offending portions of the ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES – James Paxton is getting a $2 million bonus for being on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ active roster for their home opener Thursday, raising his guaranteed pay to $9 million with the chance to earn another $4 million based on starts. The 35-year-old left-hander from Ladner, B.C. was on the Dodgers’ roster announced ... Read More »
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city announced Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. The outbreak wasn’t expected to derail Carnival, which officially starts Friday evening and runs until Feb. 14, but ... Read More »
MONTREAL – Quebec’s workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with tracks and an outboard motor in an attempt to reach residents of a house that was ... Read More »
CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges ... Read More »
TORONTO – Companies that already offer ways to allow rent payments to count toward credit scores are welcoming the plan by the federal government to make the practice more widespread. Andrew Graham, chief executive of Borrowell, says he was pleased to see the government move forward on what is an important way to help consumers ... Read More »
SURREY, B.C. – The federal government’s pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day – this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada. Trudeau ... Read More »
CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges and for a ... Read More »
Trevor Harris has no doubts regarding whether he’ll be ready to go when the Saskatchewan Roughriders open training camp in May. The veteran quarterback missed most of the 2023 season – his first with Saskatchewan – with a significant knee injury. But Harris told reporters Thursday he could have returned at about 70 per cent ... Read More »
Owning a soccer club is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to celebrities has risen to nearly 9 million pounds ($11.4 million). That was ... Read More »