Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Abbey Westbury
Military: Precision flying teams are worth the risk, cost
DENVER – Both of the U.S. military’s high-drama, high-dollar flying teams suffered crashes on the…
Q&A: Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON – Before his death, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with respiratory problems, his health complicated…
Bouts with granite-chinned George Chuvalo were Ali’s Canadian legacy
Muhammad Ali left his mark on Canadian sports history with a pair of victories over…
Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies
He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who…
Employees at online news site Canoe.com have ratified their 1st contract: Unifor
TORONTO – Unifor says Canoe.com employees have ratified what’s believed to be Canada’s first union…
Muhammad Ali was the subject of many films and star of a few
Muhammad Ali would almost seem unbelievable if he was created as a work of fiction…
Crowdfunded beer pipeline to protect medieval city of Bruges
BRUGES, Belgium – The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is…
Monument uses personal touches to honour fallen RCMP officers in Moncton
MONCTON, N.B. – Nadine Larche appeared to choke back tears as she spoke of how…
Crews work to contain sheen after Oregon train derailment
SEATTLE – Environmental crews worked Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in…
Being close to Ali built careers in boxing and broadcasting
Don King was trying desperately to get on the Muhammad Ali gravy train when he…
Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games Stanely Cup Final San Jose 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) (Pittsburgh leads series 2-1)…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Telecom talks: Movers and…
Former Mount Cashel residents argue church corporation liable for alleged abuse
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Long before the Boston scandal that inspired the award-winning movie “Spotlight,”…
Calgary Muslim community remembers Muhammad Ali as great ambassador of the religion
CALGARY – Members of Calgary’s Muslim community remembered Muhammad Ali on Sunday as a great…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games NBA Finals Golden State 110 Cleveland 77 (Golden State leads series 2-0) —…
B.C. health minister lays out assisted dying rules in absence of law
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government and provincial doctors say they are working together to fill…
Jury hears love triangle led to shooting death of Salmon Arm, B.C., man
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A Kamloops, B.C., jury has heard that a volatile love triangle led…
Religious guidance, unlawful police activity key to entrapment: lawyer
VANCOUVER – The lawyer for a man found guilty of planning to bomb the British…
‘Minecraft: Pocket Edition’ top paid iPhone app in Canada
Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for May…
Donated WWII Japanese internment camp photos show slice of normal life
VANCOUVER – The black and white picture shows teenage girls posing for the camera with…
Forty years of flying experience brings happy end to B.C. plane crash saga
SURREY, B.C. – When an experienced Surrey, B.C., pilot agreed to take a friend and…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Quotations in the News
“Thanks to you we’ve reached a milestone.” — Hillary Clinton, who claimed victory in the…
‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…