Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reaches 32 years
Canadians will have to wait at least another year to see a team north of the border lift the Stanley Cup. Canada’s NHL championship drought extended to 32 years on Tuesday when the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1...
Who to call when: Toronto education campaign cracks down on 9-1-1 misuse
Do you know who to call when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis and needs support? It’s not 9-1-1, but 2-1-1. A Toronto education campaign, ‘Make the right call’ is aiming to clear up confusion and crack down on...
G7 leaders agree to ‘charter’ on wildfires, pledging global co-operation
BANFF — Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter and it’s believed to...
Tyler Perry sued by actor on ‘The Oval’ for sexual assault and harassment
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior...
Manitoba agrees to support reconstruction in area of war-torn Ukraine
CALGARY — The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with an area of Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders’ summit in nearby Kananaskis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been...
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55
NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television...
Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender.” Uncertainty roiled the region...
Patients charged illegal fees in private clinics: Ontario Health Coalition
The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) says it has filed a complaint to the Ford government on behalf of patients who have been charged user fees for cataract surgery at private clinics. The move to give for-profit clinics a bigger role...
First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to wait
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada Tuesday were even more important than the summit itself and her first face-to-face dialogue with U.S....
Reinhart scores 4 leading Panthers to back-to-back Stanley Cups over Oilers
Sam Reinhart’s four-goal performance led the Florida Panthers to their second straight Stanley Cup against the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers defeated the Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Time leading the series has been a main...
