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COVID-19 has painted a dreary picture when it comes to Royal Canadian Legion halls.Closed since March, it's estimated that 124 of the 1,381 branches across Canada are likely to close permanently, with...

A man who set up a fake online fundraiser for the Humboldt Broncos following the Saskatchewan hockey team's deadly bus crash has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty in ...

All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familiar with Blackmon's situ...

TORONTO - Canadian international Richie Laryea has signed a new contract with Toronto FC after making his mark with the MLS club last season. The 25-year-old Toronto native originally signed with his ...

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 has the potential to squeeze Canadian athletes preparing for 2024. Next year would have been Year 1 of the quadrennial for&...

TORONTO - Authorities in some provinces ramped up often arbitrary law enforcement to help curtail the COVID-19 pandemic rather than rely on a purely public health approach, according to a report ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo's president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating c...

NEW YORK - The New York City Marathon scheduled for Nov. 1 was cancelled Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. New York Road Runners announced the cancellation of the world's largest marathon...

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The U.S. Circuit Court of ...

OTTAWA - New statistics show 21 people were apprehended by the RCMP crossing into Canada from the U.S. in May, despite the shutdown of the border. That's up from just six who were stopped in...