Ovechkin scores twice as Capitals douse Flames 5-2
Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday.
Sports
Mar 19
Inflatable domes a big hit for Quebec’s indoor tennis players
The four exterior courts have been temporarily covered with a vinyl-coated polyester dome, allowing tennis to be played in the winter. Inside, it's heated and well lit.
Canada
Feb 4
Police search for driver after 5 people injured in hit and run in LaSalle
Montreal police say a driver blew past a stop sign at Cordner and Lapierre in LaSalle at high speed, ramming into an oncoming car carrying five passengers.
Crime
Jan 29
‘Quite dire’: N.S. has the highest poverty rate in Canada, says new report
At a press conference, the United Way says Halifax has the highest poverty for Canadian cities as part of a new report released to help bring attention to the growing problem.
Canada
Jan 24
‘Demoralizing’: Rent cap rises to 5% in N.S., putting tenants under further strain
As of Jan. 1, the province raised allowable rent increases to five per cent, up from the two per cent cap that has been in place since 2020.
Canada
Jan 3
Small plane crashes during landing at Quebec City airport, pilot taken to hospital
One person was injured Tuesday morning when a small plane crashed during landing at the Jean-Lesage airport in Quebec City Tuesday morning.
Canada
Aug 1, 2023
N.S. wildfires: Donations, relief efforts show ‘in the hardest times is when we shine’
A Wildfire Recovery Concert will be held at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday, featuring high-profile local talent. Proceeds will go to the United Way Wildfire Recovery Appeal.
Fire
Jun 6, 2023
Pain of losing Cup eased by knowledge most of Canucks core will return
<p>
Pain of losing Cup eased by knowledge most of Canucks core will return
<p>VANCOUVER - The hurt the Vancouver Canucks feel over falling one victory short of winning the Stanley Cup is eased a little by the knowledge the core of the team should remain for next season.</p> <p>The Canucks learn</p>
Jun 17, 2011
Pain of losing Cup eased by knowledge most of Canucks core will return
<p>
Pain of losing Cup eased by knowledge most of Canucks core will return
<p>VANCOUVER - The hurt the Vancouver Canucks feel over falling one victory short of winning the Stanley Cup is eased a little by the knowledge the core of the team should remain for next season.</p> <p>The Canucks learn</p>
Sports
Jun 17, 2011
Kesler’s PP goal lifts Canucks past Predators, gives Vancouver 3-1 series lead
<p>
Kesler's PP goal lifts Canucks past Predators, gives Vancouver 3-1 series lead
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Vancouver Canucks have learned the importance of closing out an opponent the first chance they get.</p> <p>Ryan Kesler broke a tie with a power-play goal at 7:28 of the third period, and</p>
May 12, 2011
Sedins salivating over conference final
The Sedins have reason to salivate about the conference final. They know it will be physical, but the up-tempo pace favoured by both the Sharks and the Wings could play into their hands.
May 12, 2011
Soldier pleads not guilty to killing wounded Taliban fighter
Military prosecutors say Capt. Robert Semrau shot and killed a wounded Taliban fighter in a farmer's field in Afghanistan, then told a fellow soldier that he could not live with himself if he allowed another human being "to suffer like that."
Mar 24, 2010
NDP surge to the lead in Quebec: poll
Jack Layton's New Democratic Party has surged past Gilles Duceppe's faltering Bloc Quebecois and is now in first place in Quebec, according to an Ekos public opinion poll released exclusively to iPolitics.
Apr 21, 2011
Semrau booted from military for Afghan battlefield shooting
Demoted and dismissed from the Canadian military for shooting a wounded Afghan insurgent, Robert Semrau now faces an uncertain future as a civilian.
Canada
Oct 5, 2010
New Brunswick energy minister says shale gas could power province for a century
FREDERICTON - There may be enough shale gas reserves in New Brunswick to fuel the province's energy needs for a century, Energy Minister Craig Leonard said Tuesday in an effort to persuade a public skeptical of the merits of the industry.
Money
Nov 28, 2012
New book describes Trudeau shift from Quebec separatist to Canadian nationalist
MONTREAL - So how exactly did Pierre Elliott Trudeau go from vowing to create an independent Quebec to becoming the scourge of sovereigntists?
Nov 13, 2011
Pospisil’s heroics raise Canada’s Davis Cup hopes for World Group success
MONTREAL - When Vasek Pospisil woke up following his marathon weekend of Davis Cup tennis against Israel, everything hurt.
Sep 20, 2011
Gun control a non-starter on the presidential campaign trail, despite Aurora
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, were back on the campaign trail Monday after suspending their campaigns in the wake of the latest American mass shooting, which claimed 12 victims.
World
Jul 23, 2012
Gun control a non-starter on the presidential campaign trail despite Aurora
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, were back on the campaign trail Monday after suspending their campaigns in the wake of the latest American mass shooting, which claimed 12 victims. <br /><br />
Jul 23, 2012
How Marois’ PQ inherited a political ‘time-bomb’, and is now working to disarm it
MONTREAL - The idea of citizen-driven referendums has inspired grassroots chatter within the Parti Quebecois for years. It was a crisis of Pauline Marois' leadership, several months ago, that finally made it party policy.
Canada
Aug 24, 2012