Calgary mayor asks residents to ease into indoor water use after lifting restrictions
Calgary’s mayor is urging residents to go slow on returning to regular water use. Jyoti Gondek says while all restrictions are lifted on indoor water use,...
Canadian pro wrestler Sami Zayn tries standup comedy at historic Toronto venue
Sami Zayn loves to push himself creatively. Usually it’s in the wrestling ring, but this Thursday he will step on stage as a standup comedian, sharpening...
Hudson’s Bay Co. to purchase U.S. department store Neiman Marcus: reports
TORONTO – Hudson’s Bay Co.has reached a deal to buy luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus, according to media reports. Citing multiple sources, both the Wall...
Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday...
Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies at residential school site
CROSS LAKE, MAN. – A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school,...
WestJet says operations ‘stabilized’ after long weekend strike
CALGARY – WestJet says its operations have “stabilized” after a strike by its mechanics over the long weekend upended plans for thousands of Canadians. About 680...
US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to...
Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano out at least six weeks after arthroscopic surgery
Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano will be out several weeks after he underwent arthroscopic surgery to address an impingement in his right elbow. Blue Jays...
2 of 5 people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of five people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the...
Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris’...