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US Tennis Association deemed mostly liable for player's fall
NEW YORK - The United States Tennis Association on Thursday was found mostly liable for when Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard slipped on a wet locker room floor at the 2015 U.S. Open and hit her head,...
Feb 22, 2018
MPs begin amending Access to Info bill, but many suggestions voted down
OTTAWA - MPs have amended the government’s much-criticized Access to Information bill by placing a check on plans to give federal agencies the power to refuse to process access requests. Members...
Nov 06, 2017
Creditor protection given to cigarette maker suspends order to pay billions to victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health said Monday that smokers who won a recent court victory are being denied justice after an Ontario judge granted cigarette maker JTI-Macdonald Corp. ...
Mar 12, 2019
Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter times ahead for Vancouver Whitecaps
TORONTO - Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter days ahead for the Vancouver Whitecaps under first-year coach Marc Dos Santos. The Whitecaps (5-11-9) have won just one of their last 10 league outings (1...
Aug 07, 2019
NDP, Bloc get post-debate boost but Liberals, Conservatives still tied: poll
OTTAWA - Two televised leaders' debates gave a boost to the NDP and Bloc Quebecois but did nothing to break the deadlock between the front-running Liberals and Conservatives, a new poll suggests. The ...
Oct 09, 2019
Supreme Court decision means an end to cross-border beer runs: Comeau
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man whose beer run to Quebec in 2012 sparked a constitutional battle over cross-border liquor sales says the Supreme Court of Canada has put an end to his beer-buying tri...
Apr 19, 2018
Cones of shame: Montreal officials vow to cut down ubiquitous construction cones
MONTREAL - Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, wh...
Apr 26, 2023
NHL 100: A look back at some NHL games to remember over 100 years
From Day 1 of the NHL to the four-goal debut of Auston Matthews, there is no shortage of memorable NHL games over the past 100 years. In the latest edition of NHL 100, a weekly series from The Canadia...
Mar 15, 2017
Riders' receiver Carter foots bill for 26 fans to watch movie with him
TORONTO - Duron Carter didn’t have to watch the movie Justice League by himself. On Friday, the colourful receiver took to Twitter offering to take Saskatchewan Roughriders fans to the movies. O...
Nov 18, 2017
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations to allow athletes to enter the country before next year's postponed games and train during a 14-day quarantine ...
Sep 23, 2020