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Shapovalov to face Djokovic in Paris Masters final after Nadal withdraws
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the finals of the Paris Masters on Saturday when opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew with an injury before the match. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Nov 2, 2019

Half a million customers in Quebec still without power after Friday's autumn storm
MONTREAL - Roughly 500,000 homes and business in Quebec are still without power following an autumn storm Friday that carried winds up to 100 kilometres per hour and heavy rain across the provinc...
Nov 2, 2019

Daylight time ends Sunday morning when clocks roll back an hour
Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour this weekend as the country moves off daylight time. But there's a growing push to abandon seasonal time changes and stick to one time ...
Nov 2, 2019

Compliments fresh-cut vegetables recalled due to possible Listeria
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency say Sobeys Inc. is recalling Compliments brand fresh cut vegetable products due to possible Listeria contamination. The products, which include Sweet Kale ...
Nov 2, 2019

Fraud, corruption trial underway for former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi
MONTREAL - Paying bribes to obtain lucrative Libyan construction contracts was once the business model for a division of SNC-Lavalin, prosecutors said Thursday as the fraud and cor...
Nov 2, 2019

Scheer facing new kind of civil war brewing within the Conservative party
OTTAWA - Signs are pointing to a civil war breaking out within the Conservative party, but breaking down along different lines than past internal battles that divided the party ideologically. At ...
Nov 2, 2019

PWA rolls to Athabasca Bowl crown
The Peace Wapiti Academy Titans have won the Mighty Peace Football League's Athabasca bowl. The Titans jumped out to an early 13-0 lead, and then rolled out another 27 unanswered points after the Vall...
Nov 2, 2019 photo courtesy Shaun Penner/EverythingGP

South Africa beats England 32-12, wins 3rd World Cup title
YOKOHAMA, Japan - South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its w...
Nov 2, 2019

Athletics take NPHL season opener, Huskies take over first in NWJHL
The defending champion Grande Prairie Athletics opened the 2019-2020 NPHL season with a 6-3 win over the Falher Pirates. Max McNeil and Tanner Labbe each had a goal and two assists to lead the attack ...
Nov 2, 2019

No charges for driver who killed Browns player's girlfriend
CLEVELAND - Authorities say a motorist who struck and killed the girlfriend of a Cleveland Browns player will not be charged. Cleveland.com reports Cleveland police said Friday that the 47-year-old wo...
Nov 2, 2019