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St. Johnstone fan handed lifetime ban for racially abusing Canadian forward Theo Bair
St. Johnstone has handed a supporter a lifetime ban for racially abusing Canadian international forward Theo Bair on Saturday. The Scottish Premiership club said the "wholly unacceptable incident" too...
Apr 7, 2023
Canada's Amihere 'excited' for WNBA draft, opportunity to grow on pro level
The moment is starting to feel all the more real for Laeticia Amihere. The Mississauga, Ont., native recently completed her final season with NCAA powerhouse South Carolina Gamecocks and entered her n...
Apr 7, 2023
Toronto Arrows missing more than a dozen players for long-awaited home opener
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows play at home Saturday for the first time this season after six straight road games. By rights, they should arrive in an ambulance for the meeting with the defending Major ...
Apr 7, 2023
U.S. trounces Switzerland 9-1 at world women's hockey championship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Caroline Harvey scored twice, Abby Roque had a goal and three assists and the United States thumped Switzerland 9-1 on Friday at the world women's hockey championship. Abbey Murphy se...
Apr 7, 2023
Canadian woman released from Syrian camp released on bail in Alberta
OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who was returned from a prison camp in Syria this week has been released on bail in Edmonton pending a terrorism peace bond application. RCMP in Alberta say the 38-year-old w...
Apr 7, 2023
Canada's Brad Gushue beats Turkey 9-5 at world men's curling championship
OTTAWA - Canada's Brad Gushue tuned up for the playoffs Friday morning with a 9-5 victory over Turkey's Ugurcan Karagoz at the world men's curling championship. Gushue broke a tie in the fifth end by ...
Apr 7, 2023
Nashville's Shaffelburg looks forward to reunion with former Toronto FC teammates
Jacob Shaffelburg cut his teeth with Toronto FC. But the Canadian winger has found a home in Nashville. The 23-year-old from Port William, N.S., joined Toronto as a homegrown player in June 2019 and w...
Apr 7, 2023
Hundreds of thousands remain without power after dedly ice storm in Quebec
MONTREAL - Hydro-Qubec says it's restored power to more than half a million customers since Wednesday's ice storm, but more than 600,000 remain in the dark. Director of Energy System Control Maxime Na...
Apr 7, 2023
'Hanging in': David Suzuki shares insights as he retires from 'The Nature of Things'
After 44 years as the face of Canada's premier science TV show, you might expect David Suzuki to feel a little sadness and a little nostalgia as he steps down as host of "The Nature of Things." Not so...
Apr 7, 2023
Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won't preside over Good Friday's late-night Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rom...
Apr 7, 2023