SEATTLE — The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.
The team says Kirill Marchenko will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Toronto provided the status update before its game Wednesday night against the Kraken in Seattle
The 26-year-old departed Monday's 5-2 loss in Calgary after... Read more
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday the federal government is consulting its lawyers about remarks by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief executive Lourenco Goncalves suggesting he bought Stelco to protect his company's U.S. operations from Canadian competition.
She said Ottawa is... Read more
OTTAWA — The government is indicating it's open to supporting elements of a private member’s bill to amend the Divorce Act, though it’s not clear what the bill ultimately will look like.
Women’s groups warned last week that it appeared the Liberal government had changed its mind and the bill,... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada has again voted at the United Nations to oppose the U.S. embargo on Cuba as Havana accuses Washington of running a campaign of coercion to sway the vote.
In a vote of 130-17 with 25 abstentions, the UN General Assembly today condemned the economic embargo for the 34th year in a row... Read more
If things go the way Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves currently envision, he’ll be back from arthroscopic knee surgery in plenty of time for a playoff push and possibly making... Read more
Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov's road to becoming world junior figure skating champions started with a trip across the provincial border.
The Winnipeg skaters were competing in singles when COVID-19 shut down rinks in their hometown. Elizarov was prepared to leave the sport to study computer... Read more
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA — RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul has pleaded guilty to assault after an off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July 2025.
The plea on the single charge comes more than a year after he was charged with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily... Read more
A coroner’s jury examining the circumstances surrounding the 2021 death of Saul Laliberte in Prince Albert police custody concluded its inquest without making any recommendations.
Coroner Fred Kovach said it is not unusual for an inquest jury to conclude without recommendations, noting that... Read more
BASEL — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Swiss qualifier Remy Bertola on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., had six aces while winning 80 per cent of his service points.
Shapovalov clinched the... Read more
Dave Leaderhouse Special to the Herald There is only one word to describe the volleyball match played at Carlton Comprehensive High School on Tuesday between the Carlton Crusaders and St. Mary Marauders and that word is epic. The senior girls’ squads from both schools spent more than two-... Read more
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96.
Huerta's family said she died Wednesday at home... Read more
CALGARY — Dave Dickenson will return as coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders next season, getting another chance to turn the team's fortunes around after it missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.
A Stampeders official confirmed Dickenson's return to The Canadian... Read more
Andrea Moss Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca YORKTON, Sask. — Rural voters across Saskatchewan will soon choose councillors and reeves in municipal elections that differ from provincial and federal votes, with a staggered election system that Saskatchewan Association of Rural... Read more
HALIFAX — Canadian Blood Services has confirmed a donor died a day after giving plasma at one of its centres this fall, but the organization says the death was not linked to the donation.
The non-profit organization declined to say where and exactly when the person died, citing privacy concerns for... Read more
We’re so excited to bring Crafting Community to Melfort!
Running monthly from October through June, this new program will bring our community together through creativity, cultural learning, and connection. Each month, we’ll explore different art forms while celebrating the talents, knowledge, and... Read more
Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District invites you to the Pumpkin Drop-off & Compost Event!
- November 1, 2026
- 10 am – 4 pm
- Arts Centre in Memorial Square (Facing North)
TORONTO — The CFL's deadliest passing combo and a veteran quarterback coming off a career year are the finalists for the league's outstanding player award.
Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander and Alouettes receiver Tyson Philpot, along with Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, were announced... Read more
Just when you think you have the WHL figured out, the circuit’s teams throw a curveball your way. Those kinds of developments happen in the sports world in general, but they have a greater chance of happening in major junior hockey due to the fact the players are aged 16 to 20. The early part [... Read more
Gerry Chidiac Canadian Member of Parliament Leah Gazan has introduced legislation that would make extreme forms of residential school denialism a criminal offence when they wilfully promote hatred against Indigenous peoples. Canada already has laws against the wilful promotion of hatred. So why do... Read more
OTTAWA — A stronger alliance between Canada and the European Union would only include a financial commitment if either side joins specific programs in either jurisdiction, a senior government official says.
Canadian officials briefing reporters today said the government would only be tied to a... Read more
Onion Lake RCMP are seeking a person who is wanted for failing to comply with court conditions. Onion Lake RCMP are asking the public to report sightings and information on the whereabouts of 39-year-old Brennan Sakebow. Sakebow is wanted on warrant by Onion Lake RCMP for failing to comply with... Read more
Prince Albert RCMP have arrested a wanted person following an investigation on Sturgeon Lake First Nation. According to RCMP on Oct. 21, Prince Albert RCMP were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle at a residence on Sturgeon Lake First Nation when they determined that a wanted... Read more
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam's contract through the CFL 2029 season after he led the club to its best regular season in more than a decade.
The 47-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., guided the Elks to a West Division-best 13-5 record in 2026, including an 8-1 mark... Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly decided overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year even as Washington’s campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the vote for the first... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not yet in a position to reach a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, even with the congressional midterms just days away.
On his way into the weekly Liberal national caucus meeting on Parliament Hill today, Carney said... Read more
This year’s candy haul could be a big one with Halloween landing on a Saturday, giving kids a whole day to try and collect as much as they can.
But when that candy haul gets too big to deal with, what options do parents have to get rid of some of that candy without upsetting their kids... Read more
You’d have to go back to a brief 2019-20 season to find the last time the Prince Albert Raiders had three American born players on their roster. For a brief period that year, the Raiders had California’s Brayden Watts, Arizona’s Jeremy Masella, and Minnesota’s Keegan Karki... Read more
Cumberland NDP MLA Jordan McPhail believes residents of Saskatchewan are looking for change and the Sask. Party failed to deliver that in Tuesday’s Speech from the Throne.
“We see from the government they have taken on a steady-on approach. I think a lot of people were looking for... Read more
MADRID (AP) — The national soccer federation has postponed all 24 Copa del Rey games scheduled for Wednesday because of the train accident that killed more than 60 people in central Spain.
Clubs across... Read more
Pete DeBoer spent a lot of time watching video.
Out of the NHL most of last season, the veteran bench boss, in a supporting role on Canada's staff for the league's return to Olympic hockey, was tasked with a large chunk of the scouting work.
An 18-year-old defenceman turning heads early in his... Read more
OTTAWA — At least two Canadians were injured in a high-speed rail crash Wednesday in Spain, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
Carney expressed Canada's solidarity with victims and family members and indicated Ottawa would help as needed.
Spain experienced its second deadly high-speed rail accident... Read more
GENEVA (AP) — Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada resigned as Japanese soccer federation vice president in protest at the politics around FIFA during Gianni... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his government intends to abolish the time change.
He says the province hasn't yet decided whether to keep daylight time or standard time year-round.
St-Pierre Plamondon wrote on social media on Wednesday that Quebecers will most likely set... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week.
Carney and other Commonwealth leaders are set to meet in the Caribbean nation's capital of St. John's from Nov. 2 and 4.
Topics on the agenda include collaboration on... Read more
OTTAWA — Former federal cabinet minister Carla Qualtrough has been elected president of Swimming Canada, the organization announced Wednesday.
The former Paralympic swimmer won three bronze medals representing Canada at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Games.
She also won six medals at the 1990... Read more
MADRID (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 10 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.
Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, said authorities can confirm 10... Read more
EDMONTON — Can lightning strike twice for Ed Hervey and the Edmonton Elks?
In his first stint as the then-named Eskimos general manager, Hervey took over a 4-14 team and in two seasons helped turn it into a 14-4 team that won Edmonton's last Grey Cup in 2015.
In his second stint as GM, the former... Read more
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Canada's vow to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, explained
Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of products from Israeli settlements in... Read more
When Zoe Boyd was a little girl growing up in Caledon, Ont., Hockey Night in Canada was appointment viewing for her family every Saturday night.
This season, the star of the new Professional Women's Hockey League team in Hamilton will be regularly featured on the CBC showcase.
"I couldn't ever have... Read more
OTTAWA — Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
It's not clear how or when Ottawa will implement that ban. A group of MPs and senators is urging quick action, while others say Canada should reconsider.... Read more