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Toronto FC season on the line in Canadian Championship semifinal against Pacific FC
Toronto FC's season is on the line Wednesday, with the visit of Pacific FC for the Canadian Championship semifinal. Whatever happens at BMO Field, Pacific (13-8-6) will still be atop the Canadian Prem...
Nov 02, 2021
Kabul safe houses need $5 million by Friday to stay open, say veterans
OTTAWA - Canadian veterans who fought in Afghanistan say another $5 million is needed to keep safe houses in Kabul open past a Friday closure deadline. The safe houses are protecting about 1,700 forme...
Nov 02, 2021
Curling champions crowned in North Battleford, off to Nationals
The 2021 CurlSask Curling Club Championships replay wrapped up in North Battleford yesterday with the winners earning a chance to represent their province in the nation's capital at the end of the mon...
Nov 02, 2021
AP: New autopsy rejects crash theory in Ronald Greene death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim that a car crash caused his fatal injuries, narrowin...
Nov 02, 2021
Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country's yearlong war escalates quickly. The ...
Nov 02, 2021
Ovechkin, McDaivd, Andersen named NHL's three stars for October
NEW YORK - Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen were named the NHL's Three Stars for the month of Oct...
Nov 02, 2021
Davies, Fleming named Canada Soccer's players of the month
Alphonso Davies and Jessie Fleming have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for October. Davies, who turned 21 on Tuesday, scored a goal and added two assists in three matches as undefeate...
Nov 02, 2021
Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry into a triple murder committed by a former soldier in Nova Scotia heard today from a psychiatrist who said Lionel Desmond understood what he was doing was wrong when...
Nov 02, 2021
Highway signs to mark Treaty boundaries in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is launching a signage project that is the first of its kind in Canada.The provincial government said Tuesday it's supporting the Office of the Treaty Commissioner's application for offic...
Nov 02, 2021
As trade bottlenecks weigh on economy, Liberals urged to help reshape supply chains
OTTAWA - Opposition parties say the federal government should use the current snarl in global supply chains to rethink the country's reliance on foreign suppliers. Conservative critic Ed Fast says the...
Nov 02, 2021