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'I'm so happy': Dennis Rodman weeps as Trump and Kim meet
SINGAPORE - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman openly wept on television in a live interview from Singapore as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time. The eccentr...
Jun 11, 2018
Miller has 19 points, eight boards as Canada improves to 2-0 at FIBA U18 event
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Emanuel Miller had 19 points and eight rebounds as Canada defeated Ecuador 115-75 on Monday, to remain undefeated at the FIBA U18 Americas basketball championship. A.J. Lawson a...
Jun 11, 2018
The presence of Johnny Football looms on Hamilton Tiger-Cats sideline
HAMILTON - It has taken five years, but Jeremiah Masoli is finally a starting CFL quarterback. The 29-year-old secured the No. 1 spot with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after leading the team to a...
Jun 11, 2018
Nurse who killed 8 patients faced discipline at care home, inquiry hears
An Ontario nurse who killed elderly patients in her care was disciplined several times for her poor job performance, but no one at the long-term care home where Elizabeth Wettlaufer wor...
Jun 11, 2018
From the dinner table to FIFA Council vote, how Canada's World Cup bid evolved
TORONTO - It started in November 2010 with a meal at Vancouver’s Il Giardino restaurant. Victor Montagliani, then vice-president of the Canadian Soccer Association, and Peter Montopoli...
Jun 11, 2018
Canada's Anicka Newell excited to showcase pole vault in Nathan Phillips Square
TORONTO - When a back injury ended Anicka Newell’s gymnastics career, she missed the thrill of flying through the air. She found it in pole vault. The 24-year-old makes a living h...
Jun 11, 2018
Robert De Niro apologizes to Canadians for Trump's recent comments
TORONTO - Actor Robert De Niro ramped up his recent attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump by apologizing to Canadians on Monday for the American leader’s conduct and commentary following the G7...
Jun 11, 2018
Americans turn to social media to show support for Canadian culture exports
TORONTO - With diplomatic tensions between U.S. and Canada rocked by recent comments about trade by President Donald Trump and his advisers, some Americans are finding ways to acknowledge Ca...
Jun 11, 2018
Germany orders Daimler to recall 238,000 diesel vehicles
FRANKFURT - Germany’s transport minister says the government is ordering automaker Daimler to immediately recall 238,000 vehicles equipped with software that turns off emissions controls under c...
Jun 11, 2018
Canada opens the 3x3 World Cup basketball tournament with pair of wins
BOCAUE, Philippines - Canada booked its spot in the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3×3 World Cup with another pair of victories on Monday. Michael Linklater, Steve Sir, Jermaine Bucknor and ...
Jun 11, 2018