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Moreland 2 HRs, walk-off shot sends Red Sox over Toronto 5-3
BOSTON - Mitch Moreland hit two home runs, including a walk-off shot over the Green Monster to send the Boston Red Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Sunday. It was the fourth walk-off home run of Mor...
Aug 09, 2020

Siakam scores 26 points and Raptors beat Memphis to clinch No. 2 seed in East
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam scored 26 points including two big three-pointers down the stretch Sunday and the Toronto Raptors clinched the second seed in the Eastern Conferenc...
Aug 09, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal infor...
Aug 09, 2020

Capitals beat Bruins to earn East 3 seed, face Isles next
TORONTO - T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Confer...
Aug 09, 2020

Second phase of NHL draft lottery set for Monday
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly held a blue card as the draft lottery approached its crucial moment in late June. "The No. 1 overall selection," Daly began before flipping it over to revea...
Aug 09, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 09, 2020

Blue Jackets turn to Korpisalo in net for deciding Game 5 against Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Columbus Blue Jackets are going back to Joonas Korpisalo in net against the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 5 of their qualifying series Sunday. The Maple Leafs forced a deciding fifth game...
Aug 09, 2020

Two people believed drowned at Pigeon Lake
RCMP in Thorsby say two people have died, possibly from drowning, at Pigeon Lake.It was August 7 at around 1:10 p.m. when Mounties responded to a report of a possible drowning at the lake 111 km north...
Aug 09, 2020

Masks will arrive ahead of first day of school: Minister LaGrange
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the UCP government knows exactly where it's getting 1.6 million reusable masks announced for Alberta's students in time for the start of classes in just a few ...
Aug 09, 2020

Who can dismiss the Governor General? A look at protocols and possibilities
OTTAWA - With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall ...
Aug 09, 2020