Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in...
Man in his 30s killed in ‘targeted shooting’ at Woodbine Mall, police say
A man in his 30s was killed Saturday during a what police describe as a “targeted shooting” at Woodbine Mall. Authorities were called to the Rexdale area in Etobicoke just after 3:30 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they...
Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up a three-day trip to Greenland and Denmark on Saturday, promoting deepening economic and security ties between the three countries. Canada will continue “to focus on the economic ties between our countries...
Mixed doubles curling takeaways: Canada’s playoff hopes in jeopardy
Canada started the week looking unstoppable, with wins over 2022 Olympic gold and silver medalists Italy and Norway, but just three games later, everything seems to have fallen apart. The husband-and-wife duo of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant lost both of...
Ontario Liberals announce date to select new leader, kicking off race
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberal Party says it will select a new leader on Nov. 21, an announcement that kicks off its third leadership race since 2020. Several politicians, both provincially and federally, have been weighing bids and assembling teams...
Skiing’s regulatory body rejects ‘wild rumor’ ski jumpers are enhancing anatomy to gain distance
PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — The regulatory body for skiing on Friday dismissed as a “wild rumor” reports that ski jumpers are enhancing their groin area to gain distance as the Winter Olympics begins. A report by the German tabloid Bild last month...
Candidate says he plans to run for Conservatives in Poilievre’s former riding
OTTAWA — Blair Turner, a police officer from the Ottawa area, says he plans to run for the Conservative nomination in Pierre Poilievre’s former riding of Carleton. Turner ran for the Tories in Ottawa South in the most recent federal...
China overturns death sentence for Canadian: report
OTTAWA — China’s highest court has overturned a Canadian man’s death sentence, The New York Times reports. The newspaper says the death sentence ordered for B.C. native Robert Lloyd Schellenberg after he was convicted on drug smuggling charges in 2019...
Bodies found in area in Mexico where search is on for 10 missing workers from...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine. The...
Prosecutors drop aggravated assault charge against Gavin McKenna
A felony charge of aggravated assault against top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna was dropped on Friday. Prosecutors determined through video review that McKenna “did not act with the intent to cause serious bodily harm nor did he recklessly act with...
