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More details expected on raids police link to money laundering network
MONTREAL - More details are expected today on multiple raids in Montreal and Toronto that police are linking to an extensive international money laundering network with ties to organized crime. T...
Feb 12, 2019
Smaller companies fear they'll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
OTTAWA - A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa's carbon tax worry they'll be unable to pass along the bulk of the e...
Feb 12, 2019
CONCACAF creates club competition opening for Canadian Premier League team
TORONTO - It appears FC Edmonton, Hamilton's Forge FC or any other Canadian Premier League team could rule Central American and Caribbean club soccer or even take part in the FIFA Club World Cup,...
Feb 12, 2019
Police: 17 killed in fire at New Delhi hotel, 4 others hurt
NEW DELHI - Seventeen people died in a fire early Tuesday at a hotel in western New Delhi that left at least four others injured, police said. The fire at the Arpit Palace Hotel has been extinguished,...
Feb 12, 2019
Refugee footballer freed by Thailand returns to Australia
CANBERRA, Australia - A refugee soccer player thanked Australians on his return home Tuesday hours after the threat of extradition to Bahrain was lifted and three months after he was detained in Thail...
Feb 12, 2019
Pettersson lifts Vancouver Canucks to 4-3 shootout win over Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat says one player deserved the credit for the team's win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday - Jacob Markstrom. The veteran goalie stopped 44-of-47 shots for the ...
Feb 12, 2019
Sharks light up goalie Mike DiPietro in NHL debut, trounce Canucks 7-2
VANCOUER, B.C. - Evander Kane scored twice, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 7-2 drubbing of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The victory moves San Jose (34-16-7) into first place in th...
Feb 11, 2019
Gasol pitches in, Raptors send Knicks to 16th loss in row
NEW YORK - Marc Gasol felt like the new kid at school before his first game with the Toronto Raptors. To get ready, he spent time studying with Raptors assistant coach Sergio Scariolo - who happens to...
Feb 11, 2019
Kawhi Leonard leads Raptors to win over Nets in Gasol's home debut
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard had a game-high 30 points and hit the game-winning shot with 4.2 seconds left as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 127-125 on Monday. Marc Gasol had 16 points off ...
Feb 11, 2019
Alexandre Bissonnette's parents issue open letter calling sentence too harsh
QUEBEC - The parents of a man behind the deadly Quebec City mosque attack have issued an open letter questioning the severity of the minimum 40-year sentence handed down to their son last week. Alexan...
Feb 11, 2019