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Canadiens beat listless Flyers 3-1
PHILADELPHIA - Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber and Max Domi scored goals, Carey Price stopped 32 shots and the Montreal Canadiens earned a 3-1 win over the fading Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. T...
Mar 19, 2019
Jozy Altidore to the rescue as Toronto FC edges New England in home opener
TORONTO - Star striker Jozy Altidore scored the winner in the 80th minute off the bench but shared the glory with a pair of young guns Sunday night as Toronto FC won its home opener 3-2 over the ...
Mar 19, 2019
Fire near security screening area at Pearson airport causes cancellations
TORONTO - Chaos erupted at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday evening after a fire near a security checkpoint led authorities to evacuate the area, but within a few hours operations were ...
Mar 19, 2019
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 19, 2019
City plans new policy for naming rights, sponsorship
The City of North Battleford is looking at establishing a formal policy related to granting naming-rights and sponsorship for its recreational parks and facilities.The issue was discussed at Monday's ...
Mar 19, 2019 North Battleford Coun. Kevin Steinborn shown at Monday's Planning Committee meeting. The committee discussed need to develop policy around granting Naming Rights for facilities. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a two-day-old fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is sa...
Mar 19, 2019
Pistons beat Raptors 110-107 to complete season sweep.
DETROIT - Blake Griffin scored 25 points, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on Sunday to complete a season sweep. Reggie Jackson add...
Mar 19, 2019
Crash-prone Quebec ferry removed from service as inspection raises serious doubt
MONTREAL - A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigator says a ferry that has been removed from service in Quebec after two recent collisions was already badly damaged before the acc...
Mar 19, 2019
Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title, winning BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title. The unseeded 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., upset eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 ...
Mar 19, 2019
Sen. Beyak broke Senate's code of conduct by posting racist letters
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber's conflict-of-interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous people on her website. Pierre Legault s...
Mar 19, 2019